Achievements
3rd Place (student category) in Oregon Quarterly's annual essay contest on Northwest Perspectives, sponsored by University of Oregon.
Runner Up in creative nonfiction writing contest sponsored by Marylhust University and M Review literary magazine.
Recipient of Toe River Arts Council scholarship for education, 2007.
Recipient of direct grant from the Thomas Maren Foundation to complete a cultural handbook for Arthur Morgan School, 2005-2006.
Finalist for North Carolina Arts Council Regional Artist’s Project Grant program, 2005.