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awards & nominations

Thanks! 

"volunteer," Essay.

Honorable Mention, New Millenium Writers. 2025

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"Blackouts," Essay.

Pushcart Nominee, ELJ. 2025

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ABOUT THE WORK, Memoir

Finalist. Minerva Rising’s 2023 Memoir Contest

Finalist, Trio House Press 2024 Memoir Contest

​Thanks to the Ohio Arts Council for a grant to complete this project.

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CHAOS MAGIC, Novel. Kallisto Gaia Press

Finalist, 2023 Joshua Tree Competition (forthcoming).

​Recipient of an Artist grant from the Greater Columbus Arts Council.

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"Teeth," Essay.

Winner, 2023. San Miguel Prize

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"Factory Work," Essay.

Finalist, 2023. Gordon Square Review

Finalist, 2023. New Millenium Writing Awards 

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"Steady," Essay.

Honorable Mention, 2023. Tom Howard/John H. Reid Contest

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"Disembodied," Essay.

WINNER, CutBank Montana Prize in Nonfiction (soon to appear in Issue 99

Finalist, 2022. Cutthroat Barry Lopez Prize for Nonfiction

Finalist, 2022. New Millenium Writing Awards

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DESPITE THE WORK. Chapbook.

Finalist, Gold Line Press Chapbook Competition

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WE ARRIVE UNINVITED. Novel.

Winner, 2021. Steel Toe Books Award. 

Winner, 2021. Winter Goose Publishing Award.

Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition.

Second Rounder, Launch Pad Prose Competition.

Redlist, Coverfly. 

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DANDELION GHOSTS. Flash.

Winner, 2020 Flash Fiction Magazine Award.

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THE GLASS CITY. Stories.

Winner, 2016 Press Americana Award.

​Finalist, 2016 Calvino Prize from The University of Louisville.

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TO BEGIN AGAIN. Stories.

Winner, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Fiction.

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RESOLUTIONS. Stories.

Semifinalist, 2018 Book Pipeline Competition

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Short stories.

Best Short Fictions, 2017. Anthology.

Finalist, 2021 Women On Writing Essay contest

Finalist, Dundee Book Awards.

Finalist, Glimmer Train Award.

Finalist, Certy's Prize.

Wigleaf's Top 50, 2012.

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