awards/nominations

“Hope” is stronger than feathers

Nominated

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Pushcart Prize

My Cringeful Romance [essay]

Editor’s Choice

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Fruitslice Issue 9

The Protest Sign Says “The Closet is an Awful Place to Die” (or, In Which I Ponder Creationism)

Nominated

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Best Spiritual Literature Awards 2025

in which I hesitate to write a poem in the first person

Shortlist

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Eavesdrop Magazine: Resist Poetry Contest

Spread Out

Editor’s Pick: Poetry

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Snowflake Magazine: The Bedroom Issue

Choreía

Honorable Mention

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Catholic Literary Arts Sacred Poetry Contest

high school

My Mother

Cville Pride Poetry & Prose High School Award

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2017 Virginia Festival of the Book

sometimes I forget I knew you

Finalist

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Tupelo Press Teen Writing Center: Crossroads VII 2019 Writing Contest