Street Cred

I currently work as a freelance editor and writer.

In Kentucky, I edited for the lovely people at Bluegrass Publishing. I have degrees in Writing and English from Indiana Wesleyan University.

• Honorable Mention, "Small Town Living," KSPS--Sept. 2012
• Honorable Mention, "Green River Writers Award," KSPS--Sept. 2012
•  The Sow's Ear Poetry Review, "Harvest" and "Walking"--Summer 2012
• 1st Prize, "Florence Hynes Willette Memorial Award," LOMP--Oct. 2011
• 3rd Prize, "Lilian Osborn Memorial Award," LOMP--Oct. 2011
• 2nd Prize, "Dorothy Sutton Award," KSPS--Sept. 2010
• The Upper Room--Sept/Oct 2010
• Honorable Mention, Kentucky State Parks 85th Anniversary Poetry Contest--Dec. 2009
• 3rd Prize, "MYTH": Hespeler Memorial Award, KSPS--Sept. 2009
• Cicada Magazine--Nov/Dec 2007
• Scrapbook Business Magazine--Jul/Aug 2007
• Editorial Director, Bluegrass Publishing--2007
• Best Senior Writing Portfolio (Indiana Wesleyan U.)--Spring 2007
• Editor/Copyeditor, Bluegrass Publishing--Summer 2006
• Caesura--2006 (Indiana Wesleyan U.)
• Caesura--2005 (Indiana Wesleyan U.)
• Open Door--Spring 2002 (Paducah Community College)
• 3rd Prize, "Poems Written After Midnight": The Deborah Madden Memorial--1999