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The Rarkyn's Familiar is getting published!

Nikky Lee

Aug 8
1 min

The Rarkyn's Familiar is getting published!

My debut novel, The Rarkyn's Familiar, is getting published! It's set to hit bookshelves in 2022.

Trickster's Treats #3 shortlisted for award

Nikky Lee

May 28
1 min

Trickster's Treats #3 shortlisted for award

Trickster's Treats #3 – Seven Deadly Sins is a finalist in the 2019 Australia Shadows Awards.

2018 in books: reflections on what I read

Nikky Lee

Jan 30, 2019
9 min

2018 in books: reflections on what I read

2018 was the year I promised myself I'd finish the draft of my novel. With most of my free time going towards that, reading soon became a...

Nikky Lee

Oct 9, 2018
3 min

Who reads fantasy and science fiction?

A recent research paper from James Cook University has delved into the science fiction and fantasy (SFF) readership. Who are we? What doe...

Writing to live, living to write: tips and takeaways from the NZ Writers Forum

Nikky Lee

Sep 26, 2018
5 min

Writing to live, living to write: tips and takeaways from the NZ Writers Forum

On Saturday I had the joy of attending the second New Zealand National Writers Forum—a hive of established and emerging authors who congr...

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