Category Honors

Pushcart Special Mention

What a delightful surprise to learn my short story, The Bear, was a Special Mention in the 2026 Pushcart Prize anthology!

Costa Rica Writing Residency

Completely blown away by my Costa Rica writing residency, courtesy of Atmosphere Press. I worked on the balcony as much as possible because, look at the view! Costa Rica is a wonderful place. I went on a boat. There were…

Residency In Costa Rica

I’m honored to have won Atmosphere Press’s Playa Flamingo Writing Residency. I’m going to get to spend five days writing in Costa Rica! I’ve never been there before and am excited.

LAPC Book Critic Finalist

I’m honored to be an LAPC book critic finalist for their national A&E journalism awards alongside all these fantastic writers at Alta! It’s for my essay “Falling in and out of Love with Sierra On-Line.” More here.

Writing Residency At Hedgebrook

Last February, I was lucky enough to spend two weeks at Hedgebrook, an all-women writing residency in Washington. It was a truly wonderful experience. I got so much work done while staying in this magical cottage. They even fed me!…

Excellence In Journalism Award

I’m honored to be a recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2023 Excellence in Journalism Award for my article in Alta Magazine, Look Out or You’ll Be Poisoned, about a murder mystery surrounding a poisoned marshmallow. You can read…

Spruceton Inn Artist Residency

This November, I was blessed to spend five dreamy days in upstate New York at a residency at the Spruceton Inn. It was very productive, much-needed break after a crazy year. Thank you Casey Scieszka for having me.

Notable Essay In Best American Essays 2022

So happy to discover that my essay “Flight of the Condors,” originally published in Alta Magazine, was a notable in Best American Essays 2022! Yay! You can read the essay here.

Los Angeles Press Club award

Flight of the Condors Is A Finalist

My article Flight of the Condors, originally published in Alta Magazine, was a finalist in the 64th Southern California Journalism Awards. Read the full list of winners here.

I Was Illustrated

Check out this illustration of me in the Spring 2021 issue of Alta!