Category Honors

LAPC Book Critic Finalist

I’m honored to be an LAPC book critic finalist for their national A&E journalism awards alongside all these fantastic writers at Alta! It’s for my essay “Falling in and out of Love with Sierra On-Line.” More here.

Writing Residency At Hedgebrook

Last February, I was lucky enough to spend two weeks at Hedgebrook, an all-women writing residency in Washington. It was a truly wonderful experience. I got so much work done while staying in this magical cottage. They even fed me!…

Excellence In Journalism Award

I’m honored to be a recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2023 Excellence in Journalism Award for my article in Alta Magazine, Look Out or You’ll Be Poisoned, about a murder mystery surrounding a poisoned marshmallow. You can read…

Spruceton Inn Artist Residency

This November, I was blessed to spend five dreamy days in upstate New York at a residency at the Spruceton Inn. It was very productive, much-needed break after a crazy year. Thank you Casey Scieszka for having me.

Notable Essay In Best American Essays 2022

So happy to discover that my essay “Flight of the Condors,” originally published in Alta Magazine, was a notable in Best American Essays 2022! Yay! You can read the essay here.

Los Angeles Press Club award

Flight of the Condors Is A Finalist

My article Flight of the Condors, originally published in Alta Magazine, was a finalist in the 64th Southern California Journalism Awards. Read the full list of winners here.

I Was Illustrated

Check out this illustration of me in the Spring 2021 issue of Alta!

2019 Discovered Awards for Emerging Literary and Visual Artists

I’m beyond honored to announce that I’m a recipient of the 2019 Discovered Awards for Emerging Literary and Visual Artists, produced by Creative Sonoma and funded by grants from Community Foundation Sonoma County and the National Endowment for the Arts.…

Notable Essay In The Best American Essays 2019

I was delighted to discover that my essay, Bohemian Tragedy: The rise, fall, and afterlife of George Sterling’s California arts colony was a Notable in The Best American Essays 2019. The essay originally appeared in the Poetry Foundation. You can…

Hypatia-in-the-Woods Residency

In September, I had the honor of spending two weeks at a writing residency hosted by Hypatia-in-the-Woods in Washington. During that time, I stayed in a cabin called Holly House and worked on my current novel. Here’s the living room:…