NIKKI DEKKER

Nikki Dekker is a novelist and essayist. Her debut novel, diepdiepblauw (deepdeepblue, 2022), was awarded the C.C.S. Crone Stipendium, nominated for the Boon and Bronzen Uil, and earned her the title of de Volkskrant Literary Talent of the Year (2023). Her second book, Graafdier (Under Our Feet, 2024), was nominated for the Jan Hanlo Essay Prize and the Dutch Prize for Nature Writing (2025). In autumn 2026, her children’s non- fiction book, Wie zegt dat orka’s zwart-wit zijn? (Who Says Orcas Are Black and White?), will be published. Nikki is an editor of the literary magazine Tirade and writes columns and essays for various publications. For The New Menard Press she contributed to the bestselling anthology On Being Ill.