Poet, Fiction Writer
Publications & Prizes
Fiction
Poetry
Donald L. Jordan Prize for Literary Excellence, Beware the Tall Grass, 2023.
Pencraft Prize, Short Stories, Lost Girls, 2021.
Rita Dove Potery Prize, Finalist, 2019.
Bevel Summers Prize, Shenandoah, 2015.
Baltic Writing Residency Kentucky Writers Fellowship, Finalist, 2015.
Kentucky Women Writers Conference, Postgraduate Scholarship, 2013.
Kentucky Arts Council, Individual Artist Professional Development Grants, 2009, 2006, 2001.
Elizabeth George Foundation Grant, 2008.
The Binnacle, Top Poetry Prize, 2008.
Heideman Award (ten-minute plays), Finalist, 2008.
Glimmer Train Family Matters Competition, Finalist, 2007.
Betty Gabehart Prize for Fiction, Kentucky Women Writers Conference, 2005.
The Pedestal Magazine Readers’ Awards, Honorable Mention, Fiction, 2005.
Artist Enrichment Grant, Kentucky Foundation for Women, 2002.