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Coeur d'Alene Chapter

Idaho Writers' League

Writer of the Year Award Winner
2007


Nikki Arana is an award-winning author of women’s fiction, essays, poetry, and magazine articles whose work has been published in the United States and Canada. She has won several national awards, including the 2006 and 2007American Christian Fiction Book of the Year for Women's Fiction, and the Beacon Award. Her book, The Winds of Sonoma was named One of the Top 20 Books of the Year by Christianbook.com. Nikki is also the recipient of the 2007 Excellence in Media Silver Angel Award (www.angelawards.com ), the Jessie Cameron Alison Writer of the Year Award, and the Idaho Writers League Writer of the Year for the state of Idaho. She is an experienced speaker and has presented numerous, highly successful workshops on the craft of writing. Nikki is a member of the Idaho Writers League, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romance Writers of America. You can read more about her writing journey at www.nikkiarana.com.

Nikki and her husband of thirty-one years, Antonio, live in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. They have two grown sons. She has been a real estate broker for thirty years and helps people find the home of their dreams as a sales agent for Century 21 Beutler & Associates. Though writing takes most of her free time, she also enjoys playing the piano and working in her rose garden.
Updated: October 15, 2007