About

Nicole Brooks is a writer and editor. Born and raised in Indiana, she has lived and studied in East Texas; Seattle; Chicagoland; and the Florida Panhandle. She's been a barista, bookseller, waitress, radio program producer, a choreographer, and a screener for Austin Film Festival shorts.

Nicole holds a BA in Dance Pedagogy from Butler University in Indianapolis; a BA in English from Purdue University; and a master’s degree in journalism from Indiana University. A decade after earning her master's she went back to Butler for an MFA in poetry. She served as poetry editor of Booth. 

After years as a newspaper reporter and editor -- covering crime, local government, education, and the arts -- she turned to marketing. Nicole works in communications at Purdue University. In summer 2024, after a decade back home in Lafayette, Indiana, she moved to Columbia, Missouri, with her husband and daughter. 

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