Niki Smith

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Niki Smith is an American author and cartoon artist.

Personal life[edit]

Although Smith was raised in Kansas, she currently lives in Germany.[1]

Selected works[edit]

The Deep and Dark Blue (2020)[edit]

The Deep and Dark Blue is a middle-grade graphic novel published January 7, 2020 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

Accolades for The Deep & Dark Blue
Year Accolade Result Ref.
2021 Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Shortlist [2]
YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens Selection [3]
Rainbow Book List Top 10 [4]
2020 Kirkus Reviews' Best Middle-Grade Books Selection [5]

Crossplay (2018)[edit]

Crossplay is an erotic graphic novel published May 11, 2018 by Iron Circus Comics. In 2019, the book was shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Erotica.[6]

Publications[edit]

Adult novels[edit]

  • Crossplay (2018)

Children's novels[edit]

Short story collections[edit]

  • Your Hair (2012)

Anthologies[edit]

  • Yuri Monogatari: Volume 5 (2007)
  • Best Erotic Comics 2009 (2009)
  • Smut Peddler (2014)
  • Beyond: the Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology (2015)
  • Love in All Forms: The Big Book of Growing Up Queer (2015)
  • Food Porn: A Recipe for Pure Delight (2016)
  • Enough Space for Everyone Else (2017)
  • Mine!: A Comics Collection to Benefit Planned Parenthood (2017)
  • Oh Joy Sex Toy, Vol. 4 (2017)
  • Score!: A Hot Line-up of Erotic Sports Comics (2018)
  • Come Together: A European Anthology of Erotic Comics (2019)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About". Niki Smith. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  2. ^ "The US-Based Lambda Literary Awards Program Names Its 2021 Finalists". Publishing Perspectives. 15 March 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  4. ^ "The 2021 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  5. ^ "Best of 2020". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  6. ^ "31st Annual Lammy Finalists". Lambda Literary. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2022-01-01.

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