AWARDS
Short Story "High Tide" nominated for the Pushcart Prize
Poem "Fungi Texts" shortlisted for the Penrose Poetry Prize
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
Poem "Fungi Texts" shortlisted for the Penrose Poetry Prize
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