Nicole Cifani Lehmann-Haupt – Growth Marketer & Writer in San Francisco

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Nicole C. Lehmann-Haupt is a writer whose work has appeared in Hypertext Magazine, El Portal, Ignatian Literary Magazine, and Mulberry Literary, among others. In 2021, 2023, and 2025, Nicole's work was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She has also contributed to Thrive Global, Yahoo!, Indie Shuffle, and LAist. Driven by a passion for storytelling that resonates across ages, her stories feature misfits, underdogs, and weirdos stumbling upon the extraordinary in an ordinary world. As of fall 2025 she is at work on her first novel.