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.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3mpgq4qlnk225My grandfather was a political prisoner in Spaç. It’s not something he ever really talked about & what I do know about the place is through research & my parents. Given everything that’s happening with Albania today, the timing of this story’s pub feels right. Thank you @pinchjournal.bsky.social ❤️✨ https://www.pinchjournal.com/pjo/the-obscure-historical-sorrows-of-canines29 Jun 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgq4qlnk225https://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3mihey6m2hc2hNot an April Fool’s prank! New flash fiction up today. Coming out of last year’s 804 Labor Day weekend writing retreat, this one really dug up some random teenaged feelings from the depths of somewhere. ✨ https://www.rowanglassworks.org/flash-glass-2026/water-beast-by-nikoletta-gjoni?fbclid=PAdGRleAQ6SwVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAac5wDKK9A8qvMjWRJVUn9y6bntM1dU2oCKgyTHTUZi9-zccVkFz9w0xb3RCSQ_aem_Zk4514Fo8iwnoFmTa6cUgw01 Apr 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihey6m2hc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3mhv7rk2onk2hNew website is launched and it has me excited! It’s a little moody and a little whimsical and most importantly, it has everything on there. My publications, my upcoming workshops, my editing services, AND you can now register for my workshop newsletter. www.ngjoni.com https://www.ngjoni.com25 Mar 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhv7rk2onk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3mgkyhimbtc2kAlways a rush to be included in the 804 lineup at AWP. Great space, great gathering, great readings. On to chitown in 2027!08 Mar 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkyhimbtc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3mffdoe4wss2wIn exactly two weeks! Gettin literary with friends and a slew of fantastic writers! Pinch me.21 Feb 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffdoe4wss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3mcwssz3nos2dI had a dream about spitting out teeth and now I’m scared.21 Jan 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwssz3nos2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3mcpcrezjzk2lIt feels surreal and absolutely awesome to see my novel-in-progress’ prologue—my protagonist, Drita’s name—published for others to read. Eternally grateful to @gonelawn.bsky.social for accepting this for their excerpts issue! https://gonelawn.net/journal/issue63/Gjoni.php18 Jan 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcpcrezjzk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3maj4ngnubk2aChristmas sweater party with the 804 squad and other friends too!21 Dec 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3maj4ngnubk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3m6pfckb5g22rI love this little prose poem so much. It came out furiously in one sitting in my notes app after a late night walk with the pup, thinking and feeling a whole lot of things. Grateful to @mosspuppymag.bsky.social for publishing it. If you have 30 seconds for a read! ⤵️ https://mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echoed-howls/?fbclid=PAVERFWAOWt0tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaftoiDIgxlmS6IvQoBWbuB7zohddKMJyx602THN0eMPf-Ro_HM9oavMZzixnA_aem_zfKxE5ZpTCozjJ8YDzUjOg28 Nov 2025 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6pfckb5g22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3m56febrecs2d#Frankenstein is gothic, gorgeous, lush. All the hallmarks of a @realgdt.bsky.social movie. I can’t wait to rewatch and feel heartbreak again 😩😩😩09 Nov 2025 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3m56febrecs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3m3li23ores2kBatteries: recharged ✔️ “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”19 Oct 2025 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3li23ores2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3m233ignp6s2kThis 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. https://www.loverseyepress.com/post/fiction-by-nikoletta-gjoni30 Sep 2025 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3m233ignp6s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3lvuajqeims2jNearly 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.08 Aug 2025 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvuajqeims2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3ludxlodkpk2kI 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! t.co/suJ3SgFHcZ https://t.co/suJ3SgFHcZ19 Jul 2025 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludxlodkpk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3lthntebg7c2jExcited 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…08 Jul 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lthntebg7c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3ltfycax6sk2lIn 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! https://www.kramers.com/events/272292025071507 Jul 2025 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfycax6sk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3ltcm6oikp22qA day filled with art and vintage shop hopping in Richmond.06 Jul 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltcm6oikp22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3lseol3hfcs24I’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 🥹🥹🥹🥹 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lseol3hfcs24https://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3lqy56skels2sPower naps with this dude are my favorite 😭07 Jun 2025 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqy56skels2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3lpq7qhgry22hSo, 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.22 May 2025 03:53 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpq7qhgry22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3lpngsvf5nc2rEvery 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.21 May 2025 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpngsvf5nc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3lolqq5wdfs2nI 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?!07 May 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolqq5wdfs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikigjoni.bsky.social/post/3loen3rpl7223My favorite weekend afternoons look like this04 May 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:yvhsz5kzaa4prdbkymiwp77n/app.bsky.feed.post/3loen3rpl7223