Niyah Moore
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| Niyah Moore | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 7, 1981 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| 💼 Occupation | Author, Play Director, and Playwright |
| 📆 Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Sand Cove Major Jazz |
| Loren Cochran and Malcolm Mack | |
| 👶 Children | 4 |
Niyah Moore (born January 7, 1981) is an American author of romance, erotica, historical romance, and paranormal romance, and a playwright. She is known for her novels Urban Books, Sand Cove (2019) and Ambiance Books, Major Jazz (2013). She currently has adapted her novel Major Jazz into a play, which will debut in Sacramento in the Spring of 2024. She has written approximately 50 novels.
Biography[edit]
A Sacramento, California native, she was fully immersed in writing. Under the subtle pushing and guidance of mentors throughout her childhood, Niyah embarked on a professional writing career.[1]
Niyah began in 2007 with the social media platform Myspace, where she submitted her writing to be included in various anthologies. Niyah has landed multiple independent and major publishing deals, as well as having been included in several anthologies such as Zane's Busy Bodies: Chocolate Flava 4. Her noteworthy novels include Zane Strebor's Quickies: Pigalle Palace and Thunderstorm, Beneath the Bayou, and Major Jazz.
Niyah was an honoree for the 2013 Exceptional Women of Color Award of Northern California, and is a two-time recipient of the African American Literary Award for Best Anthology and the 2015 AAMBC Literary Award nominee for Best Digital Publisher (Ambiance Books).
In 2014, she signed her first major two-book publishing deal with Simon & Schuster, under New York Times Bestselling Author Zane's imprint, Strebor Books. Niyah's first release was Pigalle Palace, which was featured by Ebony.com.[2]
In 2019, she signed her second major 6-book publishing deal with Kensington Publishing, under New York Times Bestselling Author Carl Weber's imprint, Urban Renaissance. Her releases under Urban Books / Urban Renaissance include Sand Cove, Sand Cove 2, The Queen's Diamond, and Young Gucci.
In 2022, she went back to her love of theatre arts where she was assistant director of the playScottsboro Boys at Celebration Arts Theatre in Sacramento, California. Her experience was what led to her adapting her novel Major Jazz into a stage play.
She is the mother of four children and has her Bachelor's degree in Organizational Management.
Bilbliography[edit]
Anthologies[edit]
| Year | Title | Short Story Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mocha Chocolate: Taste A Piece of Ecstasy: Book 1 | Caught With My Ex | |
| 2010 | Chocolat Historie D'Amour-A LadyElle Anthology | ||
| 2010 | Mocha Chocolate: Escapades of Passion: Book 2 | Roommates | |
| 2010 | The Heat of the Night (Peace In The Storm Publishing Presents) | ||
| 2010 | Souls of My Young Sisters | ||
| 2011 | Pillow Talk in the Heat of the Night: A Book of Duets | No Competition | |
| 2012 | Savor the Longest Night | ||
| 2013 | Anna J. Presents: Lies Told in the Bedroom | ||
| 2013 | Zane Presents: Busy Bodies: Chocolate Flava 4 | After Dark | |
| 2019 | Outlaw Mamis | Honor Among Boss Chicks |
Audiobooks[edit]
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| Outlaw Mamis | |
| Sand Cove | |
| Sand Cove 2 | |
| Young Gucci: Love at First Swipe | |
| The Queen's Diamond | |
| A Thug's Heartbeat: Rocko's Street Justice |
Novellas[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lethally Yours | |
| 2021 | He Wants Me |
Novels[edit]
| Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bittersweet Exes | Ladyelle Publishing | |
| 2011 | Guilty Pleasures | Nayberry Publications | |
| 2013 | Major Jazz | Peace in the Storm Publishing | |
| 2014 | Beneath the Bayou | Ambiance Books | |
| 2015 | Pigalle Palace: Pigalle Palace Series | Simon & Schuster | |
| 2016 | Thunderstorm: Pigalle Palace Series | Simon & Schuster | |
| 2016 | Ghettophobia: Leshaun | Ambiance Books | |
| 2018 | Tell Yo Bitch series | David Weaver Presents | |
| 2019 | Sand Cove | Urban Renaissance Books | |
| 2019 | Sand Cove 2: Cold Summer | Urban Renaissance Books | |
| 2020 | Young Gucci: Love at First Swipe | Urban Books | |
| 2020 | The Queen's Diamond | Urban Books | |
| 2020 | Wasn't I Good Enough? | Ambiance Books | |
| 2020 | Wasn't I Good Enough? Part 2 | Ambiance Books | |
| 2021 | A Thug's Heartbeat: Rocko's Street Justice | Urban Books | |
| 2022 | My Hustler, My Enemy: Rise of a Street Queen | Urban Books | |
| 2023 | Azura: Pigalle Palace Series | Ambiance Books |
Plays[edit]
| Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Major Jazz | Ambiance Books |
References[edit]
- ↑ Moore, Niyah (2009). Bittersweet Exes. Ambiance Books. Search this book on
- ↑ Moore, Niyah (2013). Major Jazz. Ambiance Books. Search this book on
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