Nikki Moustaki
Nikki Moustaki, full-time freelance writer, TV and radio personality, pet industry expert, consultant, and animal trainer, has published more than 37 books of nonfiction. Nikki writes, collaborates, co-writes, and ghost writes books on a variety of topics, and her first children's book is due out in 2010.
An
energetic, lively, and personable guest on pet & animal topics, Nikki
has appeared on FOX News, CBS News, BBC Radio, Animal Radio, appears regularly
on the nationally syndicated show, Pet Talk Radio, and was the animal
handler for the second season of the Tony Danza Show, where she often appeared
on-air along with her parrot and dog. Nikki has also been featured in The
New York Times, Glamour Magazine, The Humane Society Magazine, and Dog Fancy,
among others. Most recently, she hosted, co-produced, and co-wrote the NBC/MSN
online show, The Celebrity Pet Dish, with her Schnauzer, Pepper, as her co-host.
Nikki is an experienced literary and commercial writer and editor with an intuitive understanding of the essence of telling a good story, whether the project is about someone's life or a how-to book. Nikki's strength is in finding the pieces of a narrative and putting them together flawlessly. Her prose has been called "dazzling." She ghost writes and collaborates on a variety of topics.
As a pet industry consultant, Nikki facilitates pet-related companies in writing and acquiring SEO content for their websites, helps with product development, naming and positioning, and helps companies bring their products to a larger marketplace.
Her popular websites include The Pet Postcard Project, a fun and charitable site that raises awareness, food, and funds for shelter animals, and The Rock Postcard Project, a charitable site that raises awareness and funds for St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
Nikki holds an M.A. in creative writing from New York University, an M.F.A. in creative writing from Indiana University, and an M.F.A. in creative writing from NYU. She has taught creative writing at both NYU and IU, as well as at The New School in New York City. She is the recipient of a 2001 National Endowment for the Arts grant in poetry, and has been awarded many national prizes and honors for her writing, including a Pushcart Press nomination in 1999 and 2000, and her poetry and essays have also appeared in various anthologies and college textbooks, including Poetry After 9-11: An Anthology of New York Poets, and America Now, chosen by Robert Atwan, editor of the Best American Essays series.
Before beginning her career as a freelance writer and editor, Nikki worked as an acquisitions and development editor at Macmillan Publishing and IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., where she specialized in the non-fiction market and edited more than 60 non-fiction titles. Nikki splits her time between New York City and Miami Beach with her two rescued Schnauzers, Pepper and Ozzie, one rescued Schnoodle named Pearl, and three parrots. When she’s not writing, you can find Nikki rocking out on the drums, relaxing on the beach, or working on her various charity projects.
Nikki is available for TV and radio appearances.
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Watch me on the news talking about The Pet Postcard Project!
