Nicole Kurtz

Nicole Givens Kurtz has been called "a genre polymath who does crime, horror, and Science Fiction and Fantasy (Book Riot)." She's the recipient of the Ladies of Horror Grant, the HWA's Diversity Grant, and a two-time Palmetto Scribe Award Winner (2021 and 2022) for her short stories and her novella. She's written for Pseudopod, Apex, Fiyah, White Wolf, The Realm, Baen, Subsume, and MV Media. Nicole has over 50 published short stories, including her story, "The Way Home," in Marvel®'s Captain America: The Shield of Sam Wilson anthology from Titan Books. She has conducted workshops for Writer's Digest Online, Clarion West online, SAGA, and is the owner of Mocha Memoirs Press. Nicole is a professional level member of SFWA and HWA. You can find her at www.nicolegivenskurtz.net.