Lisa de Nikolits

Lisa de Nikolits is a Canadian novelist and art director who moved to Canada in 2000. She writes fiction novels and short stories.

Lisa de Nikolits has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Philosophy from The University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She has worked as an art director in the United States, Australia and Britain for Marie Claire, Vogue Australia, and Vogue Living. She has worked on Canadian Health & Lifestyle, Canadian Living, Cosmetics and other Canadian magazine titles.

Published novels

• The Nearly Girl, Inanna

ISBN 978-1-7713-3313-9 312 Pages September 20, 2016

• Between The Cracks She Fell, Inanna

ISBN 978-1-7713-3225-5 300 Pages August 23, 2015

• The Witchdoctor’s Bones, Inanna

ISBN 978-1-7713-3126-5 388 Pages April 23, 2014

• A Glittering Chaos, Inanna

ISBN 978-1-9267-0892-8 344 Pages May 1, 2013

• West of Wawa, Inanna

ISBN 978-1-9267-0824-9 312 Pages September 1, 2011

• The Hungry Mirror, Inanna

ISBN 978-1-9267-0800-3 354 Pages April 1, 2010

Other Published Works

• Short story, PAC 'N HEAT, a Ms Pacman Noir Anthology, AGP, 2016
• Short story, The Tour Bus to Murder, The Whole She-Bang 3, Sisters in Crime, Toronto Chapter, 2016
• Short story, Eve Ago, Anthology, Postscripts To Darkness, Ottawa, 2015.
• Canadian Woman Studies Journal, Volume 30, Nos 2/3, Canadian Woman Studies Journal, Poetry, She Comforts Me, 2015, poem.
• Short story, Troubled Times, Thirteen O’Clock, Anthology, Mesdames of Mayhem, 2015.
• Contributor to Rewording A Life, Anthology, Edited by Sheryl Gordon, 2015.
• Flash Fiction Online, The Love Triangle, Maudlinhouse.net, 2014
• Canadian Woman Studies Journal, Women Writing4 Remembering: Inanna, Winter 2012/Spring 2013, poem.
• Short Story Online, Henry and Hannah, Maudlinhouse.net, 2014
• Bronze Medal Winner, Anthology, Songs On The Wind, Poetry Institute of Canada, 2003
• Stories From Our Black Book, Anthology, 2005
• Simply The Best, British Anthology, Short Story, 1990

Writing Memberships

• Crime Writers of Canada – joined 2012
• Mesdames of Mayhem – joined 2013
• International Thriller Writers Inc. – joined 2014
• Sisters in Crime – joined 2012

Writing Awards

• Between The Cracks She Fell, co-winner IPPY Bronze Medal, Contemporary Fiction, 2016
• A Glittering Chaos, co-winner IPPY Silver Medal, Popular Fiction, 2014.
• West of Wawa, winner IPPY Silver Medal, Popular Fiction, 2012.
• The Hungry Mirror, winner IPPY Gold Medal, Women’s Issues, Fiction, 2011.
• The Hungry Mirror, longlisted for a ReLit award, 2011.
• Bronze Medal, Anthology, Songs on The Wind, Poetry Institute of Canada, 2003.

Honors

• Key Note Panel Speaker at IFOA 2016, Lit On Tour, Woodstock Ontario
• Key Note Panel Speaker at Word On The Street, Toronto, September 2016
• Served as a judge for the Hamilton Literary Awards 2016, Fiction
• Served as a judge for the Hamilton Literary Awards 2014, Fiction.
• Key Note Panel Speaker at Bouchercon International World Mystery Convention, Long Beach, CA, 2014.
• Key Note Panel Speaker at Bloody Words Murder Mystery Conference, Toronto, 2014.
• Key Note Speaker at Writers Foundation of Strathcona County, Edmonton, 2014
• Key Note Speaker at Writers Foundation of Strathcona County, Edmonton, 2013
• Key Note Speaker at Sisters in Crime, Toronto Chapter, 2013
• Key Note Speaker at Writers Foundation of Strathcona County, Edmonton, 2011
• Guest Blogger on AllLitUp, 2014
• Guest Blogger on Open Book Toronto, 2013
• West of Wawa was one of four Editor’s Choice in Chatelaine magazine, August 2011 and featured on the Chatelaine Online Bookclub
• Featured Guest on She Does The City, The Hungry Mirror, June 2010
• Guest Speaker at George Brown College, 2011

Reviews

• The Nearly Girl reviewed by Beach Metro Community News, the Quill & Quire, THIS magazine, Canadian Living magazine, Women of Worth magazine
• Between The Cracks She Fell reviewed by The Quill & Quire, Canadian Living Magazine, Open Book Toronto, The 49th Shelf
• The Witchdoctor’s Bones reviewed by Canadian Living magazine
• A Glittering Chaos reviewed by Broken Pencil
• West of Wawa reviewed by Chatelaine magazine, The Walleye, The Temiskaming Shores Public Library Blog, Canadian Living Online
• The Hungry Mirror reviewed by The Quill & Quire, Canadian Living magazine, The Huffington Post, The Anglican Journal, Canadian Literature- A Quarterly of Criticism and Review, Shameless magazine