Category Awards

2026 Notable In Best American Essays

What a nice surprise to learn that my essay on Langston Hughes in Carmel for Alta was a notable in the 2026 Best American Essays! You can read Vigilantes at the Door here.

Finalist for a Southern California Journalism Award!

So happy to learn my article on Langston Hughes in Carmel is a finalist for a Southern California Journalism Award! I’m one of 16 nominations for Alta Magazine. You can read Vigilantes at the Door here.

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.

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!

2019 Discovered Awards for Emerging Literary and Visual Artists

I’m beyond honored to announce that I’m a recipient of the 2019 Discovered Awards for Emerging Literary and Visual Artists, produced by Creative Sonoma and funded by grants from Community Foundation Sonoma County and the National Endowment for the Arts.…

Notable Essay In The Best American Essays 2019

I was delighted to discover that my essay, Bohemian Tragedy: The rise, fall, and afterlife of George Sterling’s California arts colony was a Notable in The Best American Essays 2019. The essay originally appeared in the Poetry Foundation. You can…

Hypatia-in-the-Woods Residency

In September, I had the honor of spending two weeks at a writing residency hosted by Hypatia-in-the-Woods in Washington. During that time, I stayed in a cabin called Holly House and worked on my current novel. Here’s the living room:…