Nikki Loftin

Nikki Loftin

Nikki Loftin is the author of THE SINISTER SWEETNESS OF SPLENDID ACADEMY (Razorbill, 2012), and NIGHTINGALE’S NEST (coming 2/20/14), both novels for young readers.  Nikki’s short children’s fiction has appeared in Boy’s Life and Pockets magazines. Last year, she was also a featured author in Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves (Zest books). This year, Nikki is experimenting with exactly how close to the edge of dark and disturbing children’s fiction she can write without overly frightening her editor… or herself. Nikki also writes fiction, poetry, and essays for adults, and has been published in numerous literary journals and anthologies. She studied French (BA, ’92) and Fiction Writing (MA, ’98) at UT Austin. A native Texan, she lives near Austin, surrounded by dogs, chickens, and small, loud boys. For fun, she teaches Zumba and bakes cookies, cakes, and cobblers. www.nikkiloftin.com