Dani Nichols

Dani Nichols is a writer, cowgirl, and mom of three from Central Oregon. She writes about motherhood, family, horses, and above all, the relentless nature of redemption. Her debut book for children, BUZZ THE NOT-SO-BRAVE, about her lovable and quirky quarter horse, released in summer 2022. BUZZ THE NOT-SO-BRAVE has won three book awards so far, and Dani loves doing author events and speaking to kids and grown-ups alike about horses, creativity and the intersection of courage and compassion.

Her work has won several writing contests and has been published in The Other Journal, Barren Magazine, Reckon Review, Fathom Magazine, Oregon Humanities and more. She is an award-winning member of Western Writers of America, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and Women Writing the West. To read more from Dani, check out @wranglerdani and @buzzthenotsobrave on Instagram.