Nikki Loftin

Awards:

Backspace Agent-Author Scholarship Contest 2009 — Winner, Escape From Comportment Camp (Middle Grade Novel)

Writer’s League Of Texas Manuscript Contest 2009 — Winner, Raymond Mahaney, Soccer Failure (Middle Grade Novel)

John Graves Writing Competition 1998 –Winner, “Blanco River Scenes” (Creative Nonfiction)

Abilene Writer’s League Contest 2010 –Second Place, “Facing the Panthers” (Children’s Short Story)

Houston Writer’s Guild Essay Contest 2009 — Third Place, “Homemade Doughnuts”

Publications:

ParentWise:Austin Magazine, May 2010 — “Scraps of Time” and “Casserole Confession” (essays)

Bumples children’s interactive e-zine (forthcoming, September 2010) — “Brown Bear Regatta” (short story)

Sasee magazine, April 2010 — “Excellent Stock” (essay)

The First Line, April 2010 — “Pastor’s Discretionary Fund” (short story)

The Ultimate Christian Living, March 2010 — “Words in a Pantry” (essay)

Front Range Review, March 2010 — “Burn Barrels” (poem)

Presbyterians Today, December 2009 — “Serving the Old People” (essay)

Boy’s Life Magazine (accepted; forthcoming) — “Facing the Panthers” (short story)

Divine Dirt Quarterly, December 2009 — “Persephone’s Day” (poem)

Puppet Plays for Libraries (forthcoming anthology, Librarian’s Aide,  2010) — “The Imaginary Egg Hunt,” “Readin’ on the Range” and “A December Emergency” (puppet plays)

skirt! magazine, October 2009 — “Coming Out of the Craft Closet” (essay)

A Cup of Comfort For Mothers, March 2010 — “The Best Days of Our Lives” (essay)

Texas Co-op Power Magazine, October 2009 — “The Hole Story” (essay)

ParentWise:Austin Magazine, June 2009 — “A Well-Dressed Dad” (essay)

ParentWise:Austin Magazine, May 2009 — “Enough Mom in my World” (essay)

ParentWise:Austin Magazine, March 2009 — “Because I Love You” (essay)

Lutheran Partners Magazine, March/April 2009 — “Words in a Pantry” (essay)

JewelryCrafts Magazine: multiple cover/feature stories and articles, 1996- 1998

Nomad: The Brat Journal Magazine, 1996 — “how-to” jewelry design article