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Nicole Givens Kurtz is an author, editor, and educator. She’s the recipient of the Ladies of Horror Grant (2021), the Horror Writers Association’s Diversity Grant (2020) and the two-time Atomacon Palmetto Scribe Award Winner (2021 and 2022). She’s also the editor of the groundbreaking anthology, SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire.  She’s written for White Wolf, The Realm’s The Vela: Salvation series, and Baen’s No Game for Knights and Straight Outta Tombestone. Nicole has numerous short stories published as well as numerous novels and three active speculative mystery series. She enjoys reading scary stories and watching true crime.

You can read Nicole’s official bibliography: NGKurtz_Bibliography

Visit Nicole’s YOUTUBE Channel for current panels discussions and virtual appearances.

@2018 Photograph by Kecia Stovall.

 A few interviews (in order of newest to oldest):

Appearances (this list is no longer maintained. Sign up for the newsletter to learn about upcoming events):

2016

State of Black Science Fiction

Illogicon

Carolina Renaissance Festival’s Time Traveler’s Weekend

2015

2014

2013

ConCarolina, Charlotte, NC                                                                                               2012

Panelist: Electronic publishing, dystopias

StellarCON 36, High Point, NC                                                                                           2011

Panelist: Children’s literature, the future of libraries

MilehiCon 43, Aurora, CO                                                                                                 2011
Panels: Fiction Writing, publishing

ConCarolina, Charlotte, NC                                                                                               2010

Panelist: Self publishing, electronic publishing, fiction writing

MilehiCon 42, Aurora, CO                                                                                                 2010

Panelist: Writing, publishing, children’s literature

MilehiCon 40, Aurora, CO                                                                                                 2008

Panelist: Writing, dystopias, fiction writing

ConCarolina, Charlotte, NC                                                                                               2008

Panelist: Self publishing, electronic publishing, fiction writing

Leprecon 32, Tempe, AZ                                                                                                    2006
Panelist: Science fiction writing, dystopias

Westercon 57-ConKopelli, Phoenix, AZ                                                                           2006

Panelist: Short Fiction Writing, Electronic Publishing