Morgan Harper Nichols


Morgan Harper Nichols is an American Christian musician, songwriter, artist, and writer. Her first album, Morgan Harper Nichols, was released by Gotee Records in 2015. She now works full time as a writer, artist, and musician, travelling to speak, teach, and perform.

Early life

She was born in Los Angeles, California on February 4, 1990 as Morgan Novelate Harper, the daughter of a preacher, Bishop James Henry Harper, and his wife, Pastor Mona Nanette Harper. The family moved in 1993 to Georgia, where her parents started Kingdom City Church in Stone Mountain. Morgan and her younger sister, Jamie Grace, were homeschooled while growing up.
At the age of 16, Nichols began attending Point University and singing her songs at local coffee shops. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English, and later pursued her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. After graduating, she worked as a college admissions counselor for a few years.

Career

Music

Nichols began writing songs at the age 15, before she started singing or playing guitar.
In 2007, a song she wrote and performed, "Doesn't Take Stars to Shine", was included in Bratz: The Movie as part of the talent show in the film. This opened opportunities for her, allowing Nichols to open for acts such as jazz violinist Ken Ford. The same year, she started on her first national tour, "Singing for College", where she raised money for her college tuition in various American cities.
In 2014, Nichols and her sister, Jamie Grace, appeared together on a Gotee Records Christmas EP: Family Christmas. Nichols also co-wrote five tracks on her sister's second album, Ready to Fly, released the same year.
Her debut studio album, Morgan Harper Nichols, was released by Gotee Records on May 19, 2015. The album's first song, "Storyteller", featured her sister Jamie Grace.

Writing

In 2017, Nichols started a project writing personalized letters for strangers as part of a goal to write a million poems to strangers in her lifetime. People are invited to submit stories to her on her website, and she writes a brief letter of encouragement to them, paired with visual art. This is sent to them for free and shared anonymously on social media as well. Nichols says she does this as a daily practice of generosity and to " connect with people on a heart-level."
Her debut book, Storyteller, was released in December 2017. The book contains one hundred poems written as letters.

Personal life

She is married to Patrick Kekoa Nichols, and together they now reside in Orange County, California. The couple were married on October 17, 2010. They welcomed their first child, a boy, Jacob Henry Kekoa Nichols, on May 30, 2019.
Nichols is also on the board of directors of the non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms.

Discography

;Studio albums