Writing Awards & Honors

• 2023, Third Prize, Backchannels Fiction Contest, “Nightmeadow, Nightwood.”
• 2022, Finalist, Maine Literary Award, “Anyone Can Have a Good Time.”
• 2022, Finalist, Maine Chapbook Series, Any Less You.
• 2020, First Prize, Maine Chapbook Series Cover Art Contest, “Solo.”
• 2020, Kindling Fund Grant (in conjunction with Bare Portland), [STORAGE].
• 2019, Finalist, Forge Literary Flash Competition, “A Fox in Tall Grass.”
• 2019, Second Prize, Glimmer Train Fiction Open, “A Means of Forgetting.”
• 2019, Finalist, Al Blanchard Award, “Wet Nap & the Sensualist.”
  2018, Finalist, Lascaux Review Short Story Prize, “Blue of the World.”
• 2017, Short List, RA & Pindrop Short Story Competition, “Heart’s Last Pass.”
• 2017, Third Prize, OWT Story Contest, “Get Bigger.”
• 2016, Pushcart Prize, “Blue of the World.”
• 2016, Maine Literary Award, “Blue of the World.”
• 2015, Annual Story Contest, “Hyacinth & Waxwing,” The Stoneslide Corrective.
• 2015, Finalist, Maine Literary Award, “James Taylor v. the King.”
• 2014, “Most Read Authors of 2014,” The Stoneslide Corrective.
• 2014, Family Matters Contest, “Blue of the World,” Glimmer Train.
• 2013, “Most Read Authors of 2012,” The Stoneslide Corrective.
• 2013, Finalist, Penn Cove Literary Award, “Girls’ School.”
• 2012, Finalist, “Portland’s Best Writer,” Portland Phoenix.
• 2008, Endangered Species Themed Issue Senryu Contest, “[untitled senryu],” McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern.
• 2005, Fall Writing Award, The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
• 2004, The Lelia E. Tupper Award, Alfred University.
• 2003, The Mary Wager Fisher Award, Alfred University.

Fellowships & Invitations

• 2024, Invited Artist, NYSCC at Alfred University Alumni in Maine, Salt Pond Studio.
• 2023, Invited Artist, The Hours Festival.
• 2021, Contributing Editor, Pushcart Prize Anthology XLVII.
• 2020, Contributing Editor, Pushcart Prize Anthology XLVI.
• 2020, Judge, Maine Literary Awards—Speculative Fiction Category, Maine Writers and Publisher’s Alliance.
• 2019, Contributing Editor, Pushcart Prize Anthology XLV.
• 2019, Invited Artist-in-Residence, Camp Nest.
• 2019, Invited Artist-in-Residence, Hewnoaks Artists Colony.
• 2019, Invited Artist, [storage], bareportland.
• 2018, Contributing Editor, Pushcart Prize Anthology XLIV.
• 2018, Guest Artist, Waking Windows: Port of Call.
• 2018, Invited Artist, Bring Your Own Beamer, Space Gallery.
• 2018, Invited Artist, Cure: Too.
• 2017, Contributing Editor, Pushcart Prize Anthology XLIII.
• 2017, Featured Artist, Salt Alumni Exhibit, the Maine College of Art.
• 2017, Invited Artist, The Hours Festival.
• 2017, Guest Writer, PortFringe.
• 2017, Prose Editor, Pushcart Prize Anthology XLII.
• 2016, Invited Artist, Goods + Services, Space Gallery.
• 2016, Contributing Editor, Pushcart Prize Anthology XLII.
• 2016, Guest Artist, Fusion.
• 2016, Guest Artist, Waking Windows: Port of Call.
• 2016, Fellowship/Artist-in-Residence, Hewnoaks Artists Colony.
• 2016, Visiting Artist/Guest Speaker, New Era Gallery.
• 2016, Invited Artist, The Hole History, Asymmetrick Arts.
• 2015, Guest Artist, Waking Windows: Port of Call.
• 2015, Guest Editor, “Rejection Generator,” The Stoneslide Corrective.
• 2015, Visiting Artist, the Maine School of Science and Mathematics.
• 2014, Invited Artist, Goods + Services, Space Gallery.
• 2014, Invited Artist, Sacred + Profane.
• 2014, Invited Artist, City/Drift.
• 2014, Fellowship/Artist-in-Residence, Hewnoaks Artists Colony.
• 2014, Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer, Maine College of Art.
• 2014, Fellowship/Artist-in-Residence, Maine College of Art / Artists-at-Work.
• 2013, Invited Artist, Sacred + Profane.
• 2013, Visiting Artist, Skidmore College.
• 2013, Fellowship/Artist-in-Residence, Hewnoaks Artists Colony.
• 2013, Guest Editor, “Rejection Generator,” The Stoneslide Corrective.
• 2012, Fellowship/Artist-in-Residence, I-Park Foundation.