Nikki Stinson is an author, English professor, and artist. She received her Bachelor's degree in English from California Baptist University and her MFA in Creative Writing from Drexel University. Her debut novel, Daughters of Mindanao, won the 2025 Drexel Book Award and will be published with Running Wild Press in 2027. Her short story, "Life Among Manananggals," will appear in the Galleon Dreaming Anthology by DILIM Press in October 2027. Nikki has also been published by On The Run, The Dazed Starling, The Write Launch, and more. She is originally from Riverside, California, and lives in the Philadelphia suburbs with her husband and three children.