AWARDS

Rootlines Poetry Collection Selected for Feature in Kirkus Reviews, August 2021

Short Story "Something Bright" Nominated for Best of the Net Award

Non-Fiction Piece "More Song Than Scream" Awarded Non-Fiction Winner, Granted Fellowship with Our Shared Memory Collective at the University of Chicago

Serendipity Literary Agency YA Discovery Contest: First Place Nationally

Reedsy's National Creative Writing Competition: First Place Nationally

Polaris Fiction Competition: Second Place Nationally

Best-Selling Author at Foggy Pine Books: Top 10 Author

Reviving the Dream Spoken Word Poetry Contest: Second Place Nationally 

​Sherry Pruitt Award for the North Carolina Poetry Society: Honorable Mention
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