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Semifinalist 2024 Tulip Tree Publishing, Stories That Need to Be Told: The Contest, See You at Sunset
Semifinalist 2018 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition, Day Dreamer and the Sleeping Giants
2nd Place Children’s/Young Adult Fiction, 86th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, Day Dreamer and the Sleeping Giants
1st Place Feature Article, 80th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition, It Was all Started by a Mouse (3 "Top Ten" articles)
1st Place Previously Published Nonfiction Article, 2014 Writers-Editors Network International Writing Competition, Among Myth, Magic & Mortals
"You can almost feel the pixie dust gently floating down in this descriptive, well-written piece about the makings of
Walt Disney's fairies characters. The story flows beautifully with excellent and creative word choices."
- Competition Judge
3rd Place Children's Literature, 2014 Writers-Editors Network International Writing Competition, Day Dreamer and the Sleeping Giants
"Beginning with the action, this engaging story heightens reader-interest through its strong characters, natural
setting and such poetic phrases as 'when the sun dragged the shadows from the trees.'"
- Competition Judge
Honorable Mention Previously Published Nonfiction Article, 2014 Writers-Editors Network International Writing Competition, Voicing Memories
"[The author] is spot on with ease of topic, dialogue and explanation. Very interesting and well-written piece."
- Competition Judge
Semifinalist 2024 Tulip Tree Publishing, Stories That Need to Be Told: The Contest, See You at Sunset
Semifinalist 2018 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition, Day Dreamer and the Sleeping Giants
2nd Place Children’s/Young Adult Fiction, 86th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, Day Dreamer and the Sleeping Giants
1st Place Feature Article, 80th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition, It Was all Started by a Mouse (3 "Top Ten" articles)
1st Place Previously Published Nonfiction Article, 2014 Writers-Editors Network International Writing Competition, Among Myth, Magic & Mortals
"You can almost feel the pixie dust gently floating down in this descriptive, well-written piece about the makings of
Walt Disney's fairies characters. The story flows beautifully with excellent and creative word choices."
- Competition Judge
3rd Place Children's Literature, 2014 Writers-Editors Network International Writing Competition, Day Dreamer and the Sleeping Giants
"Beginning with the action, this engaging story heightens reader-interest through its strong characters, natural
setting and such poetic phrases as 'when the sun dragged the shadows from the trees.'"
- Competition Judge
Honorable Mention Previously Published Nonfiction Article, 2014 Writers-Editors Network International Writing Competition, Voicing Memories
"[The author] is spot on with ease of topic, dialogue and explanation. Very interesting and well-written piece."
- Competition Judge