Nicole Zelniker is the author of several books. They are represented by Daniele D. Hunter at McIntosh & Otis. Nicole is a Pushcart Prize nominee for her novels, FROM WHERE WE ARE and WE ARE MADE OF SCARS & STARLIGHT, and her first YA novel, ALL I KNOW SO FAR, debuted in May 2025.

Nicole has published several short stories in literary magazines such as The Nassau Review, LEON Literary Review, and Assignment Magazine. They have been published in several anthologies, including Nothing Without Us, 101 Proof Horror, Signs of Life, and S/He Speaks. Her novelette, INK & SKIN, was published with Roi Fainéant Press in July 2023.

Her essays can be found in The Nasiona, Uncomfortable Revolution, and Queerolina. You can read excerpts from her first book, Mixed, on The Nasiona and The Scrib’s websites. She is the 2025 winner of the Genrepunk Award for Disabled Creatives for Sliding Scale, which was published in FLARE. They have also had several pieces of poetry published in literary magazines such as Aphelion, Sheila-Na-Gig, Gravitas, Thimble, The Tiger Moth Review, Juke Joint, Coffin Bell, and Fearsome Critters.

In addition to an author of prose and poetry, Nicole is also a recovering journalist. Nicole has written for multiple publications, including USA Today, The Pulitzer Prizes, Capital & Main, and School Stories among others. In 2021, Nicole wrote for Triad City Beat, where they covered timely Q&As, abortion in the Triad, and COVID policies across North Carolina.

Nicole is also the founder of Knee Brace Press, a literary magazine dedicated to telling stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.