After graduating with both a BA and LLB from the University of Sydney, Nicole Pluss practised as a lawyer before turning to writing full-time. She is a member of the Australian Society of Authors. Her novel for children, Black Belt, was shortlisted for the 1994 NSW Premier's Award.
In 2005 she was awarded an Asialink Writer's Residency to travel to Bhutan for research on a young adult novel, Piece of Heaven. She has a particular regard for the maintenance of religious, cultural and environmental integrity in her host country.