Skills and experience
Nikki studied for her BA and MA at Roehampton University. Her dissertations focused on changing her writing practices, experimentation and the long poem. She grew up in inner city London and attended state school in Camden. Nikki has been in love with words since she wrote short stories in her scrapbook at primary school and discovered what a metaphor was.
Nikki has a background in publishing and editing. Past roles include:
- Production Manager of magazine supplements (2 years)
- School Programmes' Coordinator at Booktrust, for Booktime (1 year)
- Subscriptions Manager for The Wolf poetry magazine (1 year)
- e-book proofreader for Hachette (2 months)
- SYP Production Assistant and Commissioning Editor for In Print magazine (2 years)
Since 2011, Nikki has worked as an EFL teacher and editor/proofreader. She has:
- Taught children and adults in Madrid and London
- Group and individual classes
- Exam, business, conversation and tailored classes
- Helped hundreds of students pass Cambridge exams
- Taught IELTS, Pet and Ket classes
- Edited and proofread thousands of documents on various subjects
- Assisted clients with achieving high grades in dissertations and essays
Skills:
- Editing and proofreading
- Strong project management
- Event planning and delivery
- Public readings and talks
- Communication and relationship management
- Strong attention to detail
- Good work ethic
- Teaching and delivering classes and workshops
- A passion for development
- Funding application writing
Streetcake magazine and prize:
Nikki co-edits streetcake magazine, which she started with Trini Decombe in 2008. streetcake publishes an online issue every 3 months and in 2019, launched the streetcake experimental writing prize for 18-26 year olds, supported by the Arts Council England. The prizes include mentoring from published writers, personalised feedback and developmental support, publication and book bundles.
Published work:
Nikki's psychological thriller, Ellipsis, was published by Sparkling Books in 2010. Her chapbook, exits/origins, was published by Knives Forks and Spoons Press in 2010 and her collection, Hope Alt Delete, was also published by them in 2017. One of Nikki's poems was also featured in The Blackpool Illuminations 2016.
Awards:
Nikki was shortlisted in the London Writers' Competition in 2003 and won the Promis Prize for poetry in 2005. Nikki was also shortlisted for the Ideastap Inspires programme in 2014.
Nikki has a background in publishing and editing. Past roles include:
- Production Manager of magazine supplements (2 years)
- School Programmes' Coordinator at Booktrust, for Booktime (1 year)
- Subscriptions Manager for The Wolf poetry magazine (1 year)
- e-book proofreader for Hachette (2 months)
- SYP Production Assistant and Commissioning Editor for In Print magazine (2 years)
Since 2011, Nikki has worked as an EFL teacher and editor/proofreader. She has:
- Taught children and adults in Madrid and London
- Group and individual classes
- Exam, business, conversation and tailored classes
- Helped hundreds of students pass Cambridge exams
- Taught IELTS, Pet and Ket classes
- Edited and proofread thousands of documents on various subjects
- Assisted clients with achieving high grades in dissertations and essays
Skills:
- Editing and proofreading
- Strong project management
- Event planning and delivery
- Public readings and talks
- Communication and relationship management
- Strong attention to detail
- Good work ethic
- Teaching and delivering classes and workshops
- A passion for development
- Funding application writing
Streetcake magazine and prize:
Nikki co-edits streetcake magazine, which she started with Trini Decombe in 2008. streetcake publishes an online issue every 3 months and in 2019, launched the streetcake experimental writing prize for 18-26 year olds, supported by the Arts Council England. The prizes include mentoring from published writers, personalised feedback and developmental support, publication and book bundles.
Published work:
Nikki's psychological thriller, Ellipsis, was published by Sparkling Books in 2010. Her chapbook, exits/origins, was published by Knives Forks and Spoons Press in 2010 and her collection, Hope Alt Delete, was also published by them in 2017. One of Nikki's poems was also featured in The Blackpool Illuminations 2016.
Awards:
Nikki was shortlisted in the London Writers' Competition in 2003 and won the Promis Prize for poetry in 2005. Nikki was also shortlisted for the Ideastap Inspires programme in 2014.