Honors

“5 Writers on the Rise You Need to Read Right Now,” Narratively

#1 Most-Read Story of the Year, Narratively

Editor’s Choice, Narratively

Residencies and Fellowships

Colgate University Olive B. O’Connor Fellow in Nonfiction, 2023-24

Sewanee Writer’s Conference, 2023, admitted

Peter Bullough Foundation, May 2023

Ragdale Foundation, April 2023

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, January 2023

PEN/Faulkner Writer-in-Residence, 2022-23

2023 A Public Space Fellowship, Finalist

2021 Montana Prize in Creative Nonfiction, Winner, CutBank

2021 Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize, Honorable Mention, North American Review

2021 Finalist for the Summer Poetry Contest, No Contact

2021 & 2022 Emerging Writer’s Contest, Finalist, Ploughshares

2021 Nonfiction Contest for Emerging Writers, Finalist, Boulevard

George Mason University Summer Research Grant, 2021 & 2022

Alan Cheuse Center Travel Fellowship, 2023

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Alumni Microgrant, 2021