Awards & Publications
Awards
2021 | First ever recipient of the Robert Anderson Fellowship for Creative Nonfiction
2021 | Recipient of the O’Rourke Travel Grant
2020 | Guest Judge for Inkstone Literary Magazine Annual Creative Writing Contest - University of Northwestern-St. Paul
2020 | Essay nominated for Pushcart Prize by Riverteeth Journal
2019 | Essay nominated for Pushcart Prize by Rock and Sling Journal
Publications
“Obituary (For My Cousin),” The Normal School
“I Ask Medusa,” Cutbank Literary Journal, Weekly Flash Feature, June, 2021
“Beauty and the Bees,” Riverteeth Journal, Issue 22.1, October 2020 | Nominated for a Pushcart Prize
“Called Shot: A Prose Sestina,” Craft Journal, January 2021.
“Downstream,” Stoneboat Literary Journal, Spring 2019.
“Aletheia,” Rock and Sling Journal, Issue 13.2, Winter 2018. | Nominated for a Pushcart Prize
“Before Daybreak,” W.W. Norton, 2017 | Winner of the Norton Writer’s Prize
Reviews
“A Flash in the Dark: A Review of Aimee Nezhukumatatit’s World of Wonders,” Great River Review, Issue 67, May 2020.
Books
Groundbreaking Women in Politics: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Lake Elmo, MN: Focus Readers, 2020.
Dealing with Addiction: Smartphone Addiction. Brightpoint Press, 2022.
Focus on Current Events: Protests, Redline Editorial, 2023.
Sports Underdogs: Stories from the NHL, Redline Editorial, Forthcoming
Mining and the Environment, Redline Editorial, Forthcoming 2024.
Myths and Legends: Bigfoot, Redline Editorial, Forthcoming 2024.
Myths and Legends: Zombies, Redline Editorial, Forthcoming 2024.
Holidays and Festivals: Christmas, Redline Editorial, Forthcoming 2025.