Nicolette Kittinger is the assistant producer of Windy City Story Slam, editor of Avery: An Anthology of New Fiction, staff copy editor at Criminal Class Press, and a freelance copywriter of Google ads. She lives in Chicago, where she is a creative writing MFA student at Columbia College.
Publications
2010
- “Attempts on a Life,” Annalemma, online edition
- “Eleventeen,” Fiction Circus
- “Eleventeen,” reprint, Hair Trigger 32
- “Gossip,” essay, F Magazine, online supplement
- “Ride or Die,” Criminal Class Review Vol. 3 No. 2
- “Unsent Letter #9,” Unheard Magazine
2009
- “Vacation,” Hair Trigger 31
- “Miles From Nowhere and Now She’s Here,” interview: Nami Mun, fictionary
2007
- “Reciprocate,” Ugly Accent, Issue 3, Spring 2007
Performances
2nd Story
- “Ride or Die,” General Programming, Webster’s Wine Bar, Sept. ‘09
Opium Magazine’s Literary Death Match
- “Eleventeen,” Chicago Ep. 2, Viaduct Theater, May ‘09
Windy City Story Slam
- WCSS vs. London. The Book Club, London, UK, July ‘10
- “Unsent Letter #9,” First Place, Empty Bottle, June ‘10
- “Ride or Die,” All-City Championships. Double Door, Feb. ‘10
- Finalists with Pudding-Thank-You. American Theater Company, Dec. ‘09
- “Pimp,” Windy City Story Slam 2009 Semi-Finals, Finalist. Viaduct Theater.
- “Eleventeen,” First Place. Weed’s Bar, Oct. ‘09
- “Pimp,” Second Place. Simone’s Bar, July ‘09
- WCSS vs. First Person Arts. Philadelphia Free Library Book Fair, April ‘09
- “Give & Take,” All-City Championships. Metro, Jan. ‘09
- Story Slam Ensamble. Chinaski’s Bar, Oct. ‘08
- “Reciprocate,” First Place. Quennect4 Gallery, Oct. ‘08
- “Ride or Die,” Second Place. Quennect4 Gallery, June ‘08
- “Eleventeen,” Second Place. Quennect4 Gallery, May ‘08
Awards, Contests, and Nominations
- John Schultz & Betty Shiflett Story Workshop Scholarship (‘08-’09; ‘10-’11)
- The Follett Fellowship (2009-present)
- AWP Intro Journals Awards, Nominee (Dec. ‘09)
- Glimmer Train Short-Story Award For New Writers, Finalist (Nov. ‘09)
- Alumni Scholarship, Columbia College (‘08-’09)
- The Diversity Award, Columbia College (‘08-’09)
- David R. Rubin Memorial Scholarship, Columbia College (‘07-’08; ‘08-’09)