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
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