Lisa de Nikolits

Lisa de Nikolits
Lisa de Nikolits in 2020
Lisa de Nikolits in 2020
BornLisa de Nikolits
Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Notable awards
[1]
Website
www.lisawriter.com

Lisa de Nikolits is a Canadian writer and art director who is originally from South Africa but moved to Canada in 2000. Her fiction novels and short stories have earned writing awards several times, and been favourably called out in Canadian literature sources,[2] newspapers,[3] and magazines.[4] She is a member of Crime Writers of Canada, the International Thriller Writers, and Sisters in Crime.[5][6]

Background

De Nikolits was born in South Africa. She grew up on a smallholding in Gauteng. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English literature and Philosophy from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. In 2000, de Nikolits moved to Canada where she became a Canadian citizen in 2003. 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 Hello! Canada, Canadian Health & Lifestyle, Canadian Living, Cosmetics and other Canadian magazine titles.[7][8]

Writing

De Nikolits is the author of eleven novels[9][10][11] and the recipient of several awards and honours.[12] Her title The Occult Persuasion and The Anarchist's Solution was longlisted for The Sunburst Awards 2020.[13] The stories of de Nikolits and three other members of the writer's group Mesdames of Mayhem were presented in CBC Documentary in October 2019, The Mesdames of Mayhem, a CBC GEM documentary. Her books were chosen as a Chatelaine Editor's Pick,[14] Canadian Living Magazine Must Read,[4] and a feature reader.[15]

Published books

  • Everything You Dream is Real, ISBN 978-1-77133-930-8, Inanna, 336 pages, 2022[9][16][17][18]
  • The Rage Room, ISBN 978-1-77133-777-9, Inanna, 312 pages, 2020[19]
  • The Occult Persuasion and The Anarchist's Solution, ISBN 978-1-77133-649-9, Inanna, 300 pages, 2019[20]
  • Una furia dell'altro mondo, ISBN 9788894979183, Edizioni le Assassine, 398 pages, 2019[21]
  • Rotten Peaches, ISBN 978-1-77133-529-4, Inanna, 300 pages, 2018[22]
  • No Fury Like That, ISBN 978-1-77133-413-6, Inanna, 320 pages, 2017[23]
  • The Nearly Girl, ISBN 978-1-7713-3313-9, Inanna, 312 pages, 2016[24]
  • Between The Cracks She Fell, ISBN 978-1-7713-3225-5, Inanna, 300 pages, 2015[25]
  • The Witchdoctor's Bones, ISBN 978-1-7713-3126-5, Inanna, 388 pages, 2014[26]
  • A Glittering Chaos, ISBN 978-1-9267-0892-8, Inanna, 344 pages, 2013[27]
  • West of Wawa, ISBN 978-1-9267-0824-9, Inanna, 312 pages, 2011[28]
  • The Hungry Mirror, ISBN 978-1-9267-0800-3, Inanna, 354 pages, 2010[29]

Writing awards

  • The Hungry Mirror, longlisted for a ReLit award, 2011[30][failed verification]
  • The Occult Persuasion and the Anarchist's Solution, longlisted for a Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, 2020[13]
  • The Rage Room, finalist International Book Awards (IBA), Science Fiction, 2021[31]

Other published works

  • Flash Fiction Online, The Love Triangle, Maudlinhouse.net, 2014[32]
  • Canadian Woman Studies Journal, Women Writing4: Remembering: Inanna, Winter 2012/Spring 2013, poem.[33]
  • Short Story Online, Henry and Hannah, Maudlinhouse.net, 2014[34]

Other honors

  • Served as a judge for the Hamilton Literary Awards 2014, Fiction.[35]
  • Guest Blogger on Open Book: Toronto, 2013[36]
  • Featured Guest on SheDoesTheCity, June 2010[8]

References

  1. ^ Rushanthi Kesunathan & Bill Maclean (April 15, 2019). "Beach author Lisa de Nikolits releases her eighth novel, Rotten Peaches". Beach Metro Community News. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "A Quarterly of Criticism and Review". Canadian Literature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Love-ly books to stoke your Valentineís heart". thestar.com. February 7, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Buchner, Jill (October 22, 2015). "Must-read books of 2015: Between the Cracks She Fell". Canadian Living. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "DE NIKOLITS, LISA". crimewriterscanada. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Members". thrillerwriters.org. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Lisa DeNikolits: Art Direction and Design". www.lisadenikolitsdesign.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Lisa de Nikolits – Art Director and Author of The Hungry Mirror". Shedoesthecity. June 1, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Katianna Manakis (November 2, 2022). "A conduit for fantastical stories, local author Lisa de Nikolits releases her latest book Everything You Dream is Real". Beach Metro Community News. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Lisa de Nikolits". Goodreads. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "Lisa de Nikolits Archives". Inanna Publications. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "Beach author Lisa de Nikolits releases her eighth novel, Rotten Peaches". Beach Metro Community News. April 15, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "2020 Sunburst Award Longlist! | The Sunburst Award Society". sunburstaward.org. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "West of Wawa is our next book club pick". www.chatelaine.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  15. ^ "Lisa de Nikolits". Toronto International Festival of Authors. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  16. ^ "65 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in fall 2022". CBC Books. September 1, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  17. ^ "Books·Canadian: Everything You Dream is Real - Lisa de Nikolits". CBC Books. September 1, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  18. ^ De Nikolits, Lisa (2020). Everything You Dream is Real. Toronto, Canada. ISBN 978-1-77133-930-8. OCLC 1337926815.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  19. ^ De Nikolits, Lisa (2020). The rage room : a novel. Toronto, Canada. ISBN 978-1-77133-777-9. OCLC 1153476672.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  20. ^ De Nikolits, Lisa (September 20, 2019). The occult persuasion and the anarchist's solution : a novel. Toronto, Canada. ISBN 978-1-77133-649-9. OCLC 1096469921.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  21. ^ De Nikolits, Lisa (2019). Una furia dell'altro mondo. Edizioni Le Assassine. ISBN 9788894979183.
  22. ^ De Nikolits, Lisa (2018). Rotten peaches : a novel. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ISBN 978-1-77133-530-0. OCLC 1078550109.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  23. ^ De Nikolits, Lisa. No fury like that : a novel. Toronto. ISBN 978-1-77133-416-7. OCLC 1011500992.
  24. ^ De Nikolits, Lisa, 1966- (2016). The nearly girl. Toronto, Ontario. ISBN 978-1-77133-313-9. OCLC 953887615.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ De Nikolits, Lisa, 1966- (August 20, 2015). Between the cracks she fell. Toronto, Canada. ISBN 978-1-77133-225-5. OCLC 910530601.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ De Nikolits, Lisa, 1966- (2014). The witchdoctor's bones : a novel. Toronto, Canada. ISBN 978-1-77133-126-5. OCLC 871318780.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ De Nikolits, Lisa (2013). A glittering chaos : a novel. Toronto. ISBN 978-1-77133-041-1. OCLC 861786925.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  28. ^ De Nikolits, Lisa, 1966- (2011). West of Wawa - a novel. Toronto: Inanna Publications and Education. ISBN 978-1-926708-24-9. OCLC 748088977.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ De Nikolits, Lisa, 1966- (2010). The hungry mirror : a novel. Toronto: Inanna Publications and Education Inc. ISBN 978-1-926708-00-3. OCLC 441760914.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ "ReLit Awards 2011 Longlists". Open Book: Toronto. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  31. ^ "2021 International Book Awards — 12th Annual Awards Sponsored by American Book Fest". International Book Awards (IBA). Retrieved July 1, 2021. [dead link‍]
  32. ^ "The Love Triangle by Lisa de Nikolits in Flash Fiction". September 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  33. ^ "Women Writing4: Remembering". Inanna Publications. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  34. ^ "Henry and Hannah by Lisa de Nikolits in Fiction". September 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  35. ^ "Announcing the FINALISTS FOR 21st Annual Hamilton Literary Awards". Hamilton Arts Council. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  36. ^ "Harry Crews, Writerly Yardstick: A Guest Post from Author Lisa de Nikolits". Open Book: Toronto. Retrieved June 11, 2020.