Honors and awards
Recipient, Hirshberg Scholarship, University of South Florida, 2010.
Nomination, Provost’s Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida, 2010.
Nomination, AWP’s Intro Journals Project in Creative Nonfiction, 2010.
Winner, Anspaugh Fiction Award, “When to Lie,” 2009.
Winner, GCCWTA Graduate Fiction Prize, “When to Lie,” 2009.
Honorable Mention, Our Stories Emerging Writing Award “Frequency of Failure,” 2009.
Nomination, AWP’s Intro Journals Project in Fiction, 2009.
Winner, International Travel Scholarship: Italy, USF – Tampa, 2008.
Nomination, Provost’s Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida, 2010.
Nomination, AWP’s Intro Journals Project in Creative Nonfiction, 2010.
Winner, Anspaugh Fiction Award, “When to Lie,” 2009.
Winner, GCCWTA Graduate Fiction Prize, “When to Lie,” 2009.
Honorable Mention, Our Stories Emerging Writing Award “Frequency of Failure,” 2009.
Nomination, AWP’s Intro Journals Project in Fiction, 2009.
Winner, International Travel Scholarship: Italy, USF – Tampa, 2008.