Eleonore Nickolay (born 1957, Koblenz, Germany), journalist and German teacher, editor, and haikai poet writing in German, French, and English. Copresident of both the German and French haiku societies and helps edit their journals. Authored books, Le Pain surprise (2018) and Dreiviertelmond (2023). Won First Place in Le Prix Jocelyne-Villeneuve (2019). Work in English published in Chrysanthemum, Failed Haiku, Revista Haiku (Romania), and Japanese newspaper haiku columns. Haiga have appeared on the WHA and NHK Haiku Masters websites and won the top prize in the Setouchi-Matsuyama Photo Haiku Contest. Resides in Vaires-sur-Marne, France.