Selected Publications and Awards

Selected Publications

Short Fiction:

“The Leaky Roof” | Story | Issue #18

“The Two Things Blassie Knows” | The Masters Review | Honorable Mention, Winter Short Story Award for New Writers

“West Texas Ghost Story” | F(r)iction | Unseen Issue

“Brandy” | American Literary Review | Spring 2024 | Nominated, Best of the Net

Creative Nonfiction:

“A Letter to Myself About Culpability” | Consequence | Volume 16.1

Poetry:

“Borges and the Chupacabra” | Lost Pilots | Issue 3

Book Reviews:

“Islands of Feminine Creation: A Review of Elektrik, an Anthology of Caribbean Women Voices” | Barrelhouse

“Seas of Discourse: Zülfü Livaneli’s The Fisherman and His Son” | The Rumpus

Honors and Awards

First Place, Plaza Short Story Prize | The Plaza Prizes | Selected by Remy Ngamije

Finalist, Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction | Association of Writers and Writing Programs

Finalist, Short Fiction Prize | BOA Editions

Honorable Mention, Winter Short Story Award for New Writers | The Masters Review

Finalist, Charles Simic Poetry Prize | Hole in the Head Review

Finalist, Award for Short Fiction | Press 53

Finalist, First Book Prize | Iron Horse Literary Review/ Texas Tech University Press

Long List, W.S. Porter Prize | Regal House Publishing

Finalist, LGBTQ Short Fiction Prize | Saints + Sinners Literary Festival

Emerging Artist Award | Partners for the Arts

Finalist, Kinder-Crump Award for Short Fiction | Pleiades Magazine

Writing Residencies, Fellowships, and Workshops

Community of Writers Carlisle Family Scholarship (Summer 2025)

Sundress Academy for the Arts Residency (Summer 2025)

MASS MoCA General Fellowship (Winter 2024)

Vermont Studio Center (Spring 2024)

Tin House Winter Workshop (2022)