BOOKS

Right, Down + Circle
ECW PRESS, in bookshops September 26, 2023

I wrote a book about the history and cultural impact of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater that you can pre-order now. I think you might like it. Here’s what Michael Christie, Giller Prize-nominated author of the novels Greenwood and If I Fall, If I Die, had to say about the thing.

“With incisive and heartfelt writing, Cole Nowicki unlocks the source code of the massively influential cultural phenomenon that is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and finds wonderful Easter-eggs of meaning within. Even non-skaters will be wowed by this examination of youth, community, risk, and authenticity and gain a new appreciation of skateboarding’s massive influence upon our larger culture. This is my new favorite book about skateboarding, which isn’t really about skateboarding — it’s about everything.”

Laser Quit Smoking Massage
NEWEST PRESS, winter 2024

A collection of essays exploring evolving states of community, family, and belonging.

TELEVISION

Post Radical – Vice
I worked as a writer and researcher on the acclaimed documentary series, which explores obscure skateboarding subcultures from around the world.

My jobs included writing the voice of the narrator and finding the subjects we showcased — from a Taekwondo/skateboarding instructor in Ethiopia to a group of intensely passionate individuals who turned a small Bavarian village into the world hub of fingerboarding.

Copywriting

Electronic Arts
Senior Copywriter
February 2022 – Present
Article.
Copywriter
December 2019 – October 2021
lululemon
Freelance copywriter
June 2019 – December 2019
Hootsuite
Copywriter
Dec 2018 – April 2019
Adidas Skateboarding
Copy and content writing
2015 – 2016
 

 

SELECTED ESSAYS

SELECTED SKATEBOARDING-RELATED WRITING

SELECTED PROFILES

SELECTED FICTION/HUMOUR

At The Rodeo, At The FairJoyland

A Straight, Horizontal LineBad Nudes

Comments on Jeff The Amazing Hypnotist’s YouTube Video Channel – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

Good Person – Feathertale

In Flight – Echolocation

SELECTED POETRY

the old burying ground (★★★★★) – Peach Mag

love is blind – This Magazine, July/August 2021

unearthly being – Funicular Magazine, Issue 07

shine out – Funicular Magazine dot com (nominated for Best of The Net)

what we do is secret – King Skateboard Magazine