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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
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