A Northwestern University journalism graduate, Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman’s work appeared in media outlets like Blavity, Black Girl Magic Magazine, and the Buckman Journal. She co-wrote and starred in the sold-out performance of The Little Mermaid’s Project, and her first solo-written play, Girl in the Leather, debuted at the Fertile Ground Festival. She also featured as a poet at Literary Arts’ Portland Book Festival, My People’s Poet, Queer Poetry Takeover, Incite, and the Portland Winter Poetry Festival. Currently a writing teacher for Literary Arts and an MFA creative writing graduate student at PSU, Nicky’s work focuses on life as a queer Black artist navigating unjust systems.