awards & honors

"Minimizer" recognized as a "Notable Essay" in Best American Essays 2022. 

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BOA Editions, Ltd. A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Book Prize finalist, 2022

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The Iowa Review Nonfiction Contest finalist for "When It's Time to Grow Antlers," 2022

Boulevard Emerging Writers Nonfiction Contest finalist for “When It’s Time to Grow Antlers,” 2021

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Ruminate’s VanderMey Nonfiction Prize semi-finalist for “When It’s Time to Grow Antlers,” 2021

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Port Townsend Writers Conference Centrum Scholarship 2020

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Hedgebrook Residency nonfiction finalist for “A Prestigious Calling,” 2020

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Fourth Genre Steinberg Essay Contest finalist for “When It’s Time to Grow Antlers,” 2020

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Creative Nonfiction “Power” issue finalist for “A Prestigious Calling,” 2020

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Tuliptree Stories That Need to Be Told contest finalist for “A Prestigious Calling,” 2020

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The Pinch Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction finalist for “Soft Animal” 2019

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Idyllwild Arts Writers Week Poetry Fellowship: Honorable Mention 2019

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Graduate Research Award, Western Washington University for “A Prestigious Calling” 2019

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Ross Travel Grant Award, Western Washington University 2018

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United Graduate Fellow, Texas Tech University 2017

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Helen DeVitt Jones Foundation Fellow, Texas Tech University 2016