Awards & Distinctions

• Selected for Best American Essays, 2019: Notable Essay ("Whale Fall" originally published by Fourth Genre)
• Nominated for the Pushcart Prize in Nonfiction for "I Was Raped/I Was Battered" (Guernica)​
• Selected for "Most Transformative Essays of 2016" by the Sundress Academy for "I Was Raped/I Was Battered"
• ​Nominated for the Pushcart Prize in Nonfiction for "Blood and Stars" (The Colorado Review)
• Selected for Best American Essays, 2015: Notable Essay ("Touch" originally published by The Pinch)
• Nonfiction Contributor for Bread Loaf Writer's Conference: 2015
• Nominated for the AWP Intro Awards, 2015