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Writer | 2023 London Independent Story Prize anthology selection | PEN/Robert J. Dau prize nom | BOTN nom | Best Microfiction nom | Dev Editor for Writers Digest | www.ngjoni.com
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My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#Frankenstein is gothic, gorgeous, lush. All the hallmarks of a @realgdt.bsky.social movie. I can’t wait to rewatch and feel heartbreak again 😩😩😩
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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I'm starting to see multiple threads where bluesky folks are trying to raise money for their local food banks because of the shutdown of SNAP starting November 1... can we get a thread going for people to find each other? Drop your link and put your city in front, let's coordinate city by city!
October 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Batteries: recharged ✔️
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
October 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This piece came out of a prompt from last year's 804 writing retreat. All the thanks to my friends for creating a space that is lax and fun (and funny!) and creative. It's a super short one if you have the time! "Small Fortune" out in Lover's Eye Press.

www.loverseyepress.com/post/fiction...
Fiction by Nikoletta Gjoni
Small Fortune The porcelain cup, delicate and miniature sized, moves gracefully in short, circular motions as the old woman swirls the remnants of the coffee sludges against the walls. She flips the c...
www.loverseyepress.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Nearly ONE YEAR after I wrote this little piece at 804’s Labor Day weekend writing retreat…it’s finally found a home! Coming out in Lover’s Eye Press first full print issue…so excited to see “Small Fortune” in print.
August 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am so grateful to Blue Mountain Review for picking up this story that was inspired by a sick, late night Instacart order. If you have 5 mins!

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https://issuu.com/collectivemedia/docs/the_blue_mountain_review_april_2025/138
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July 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Excited to be on this list! If you’re in the area and want to have oysters and drinks w/ a side of literature, this is calling your name…
July 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In one week and day, I’m hosting this workshop at Kramers! There are still a handful of tickets left, so if you want to get creative on a Tuesday and meet with other local writers, come on out!

www.kramers.com/events/27229...
Written in the Cards: a Fiction Writing Workshop | Kramers
www.kramers.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A day filled with art and vintage shop hopping in Richmond.
July 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I’m so grateful to @bulbculture.bsky.social for publishing a second piece of mine! This CNF piece is near and dear to me and this commentary about it has me 🥹🥹🥹🥹
The light is on for Nikoletta Gjoni! @nikigjoni.bsky.social💡

“If Monet Had Painted the Western United States” is an absolutely beautiful piece of creative nonfiction that paints a beloved landscape with a lyric brush.

Check out Nikoletta’s stunning writing over at the site!
If Monet Had Painted the Western United States - Nikoletta Gjoni — Bulb Culture Collective
Like being on a ship and seeing only ocean and sky, the Great Plains yawn out on all four sides, mustard yellow and mossy, the grass simply existing endlessly.
www.bulbculturecollective.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Power naps with this dude are my favorite 😭
June 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
So, so, so thrilled to be hired as the editor for the second volume of Bowie State University's journal, Freedom - A Journal of Research in Africana Studies. The articles featured in there are fucking fantastic and interesting and I can't wait to dig in.
May 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Every time someone admits they use any form of AI, I want to claw my eyes out. It’s becoming a knee jerk reaction at this point, my wincing and wtf-ing.
May 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I guess I’m headed to France?! I’m absolutely flabbergasted. After years of following their page & pining from a distance & two almost-submitted applications, I finally just did the thing & applied this year. And my immediate response was “is this a joke?” WHY are we like this?!
May 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
My favorite weekend afternoons look like this
May 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I love the energy when a storm is brewing.
May 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My engagement on Twitter has been sucky for a while now after it took years & years to get the steady bit of interaction I did have.

This place completely blows, I’m starting from scratch. Yelling down an empty hallway & all that. Plus no bookmarking feature to track announcements. C’est la vie 🫠
May 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Andddd everything always hits at once. No more bombardments until the summer! I love this layout so much, I’m stupid excited to be in The Emerson Review with a vulnerable little flashback piece from when I was just a wee little immigrant child.
April 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It's that time of year again. My mom's birthday is today and she's halfway around the world in Albania. I wrote this a few years back; it came out just in time for her birthday then. It's definitely a favorite of mine. 🎈

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The Unintentional Ways of Timelessness by Nikoletta Gjoni
It probably happened only a few times, but like many memories that remain suspended in space, I remember it being a ritual we developed and shared until the earth would fall flat all around us.
newflashfiction.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you missed this on Friday and want a quick read with your Sunday coffee, my story, “Radium Girl Dreams in Technicolor,” came out in @tinymolecules.bsky.social. The whole issue is fantastic, so have at it!
I’m SO excited to have this piece in @tinymolecules.bsky.social. Born out of a writing retreat with the 804 gang last year. I love this one.

www.tinymolecules.com/issues/twent...
twenty-three — Tiny Molecules
www.tinymolecules.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I’m SO excited to have this piece in @tinymolecules.bsky.social. Born out of a writing retreat with the 804 gang last year. I love this one.

www.tinymolecules.com/issues/twent...
twenty-three — Tiny Molecules
www.tinymolecules.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It’s the little things 🥲

I can’t wait for this issue! Being published alongside all these fabulous writers!
Our Spring Issue is coming Friday with stories from @nikigjoni.bsky.social @melissafitz.bsky.social @andrewbertaina.bsky.social @junewhitewrites.bsky.social Lynn Watson, Kate Tooley, Chris Murphy, Katie Assef, Katelynn Humbles, Elizabeth Wenger, Dexter Pahmer, Marietta Morry and Walter Burgess!
April 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
So excited to be in this lineup. So excited to be in L.A. in one week.
Happening in less than two weeks at AWP
March 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It’s no secret I’ve been doing editing and one-on-one workshop sessions for a while now, but as of late, I’ve been very keen on making it a more regular thing. Officially added info to my writer site. Read! Share! Reach out! I’m happy to answer questions. www.ngjoni.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM