Contest awards and accolades

2025

• Honorable Mention in Writing Battle’s Summer Nanofiction contest for “Bad Odds” (September)

• 23rd place in Twisted Teams 1 “User Guide for Your Magically Refurbished 1942 Philco Console Radio” (September)

• Honorable Mention (with Special Recognition) in WritersWeekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest for “People Always Look for Each Other” (September)

• Long listed in Not Quite Write’s Flash Fiction Competition for “Sometimes a nest is only for a season” (August)

• Finalist in Globe Soup’s Flashback Fiction Challenge for “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” (August)

• 13th Place in TL;DR Press’s 1,000 Word Herd Flash Fiction Competition for “Bubbe’s Last Kugel” (August)

• Honorable Mention in Elegant Literature’s Dreaded Destinations contest for “37 and the End of the Universe” (August)

• 4th Place (Round 1) in NYC Midnight’s Flash Fiction Contest for “Headmaster Hymir’s Hoard” (July)

• Honorable Mention (Round 2) in NYC Midnight’s 100-Word Microfiction Contest for “Assigned Seating” (July)

• Honorable Mention in Furious Fiction’s June Showcase for “XRAY HOTEL WHISKEY” (June)

• Top 64 in Writing Battle’s Spring Microfiction contest for “Who Should We Blow Up Next?” (June)

• Top 16 in Writing Battle’s Winter Flash contest for “Land Crab Blues” (March)

• 13th Place (Round 1) in NYC Midnight’s 100-Word Microfiction Contest for “The Antidote” (March)

• Final round in Apex Magazine’s Flash Fiction Contest for “Belial the Demon” (February)

• 18th Place (250 word) in Twist in the Tale’s February Twisted Tournament for “187 Begonia Avenue” (February)

• 30th Place (500 word) in Twist in the Tale’s February Twisted Tournament for “Love the One You’re With” (February) (forthcoming at Rat Bag Lit!)

• 1st Place of Twist in the Tale’s Drabble contest for “(Re)cycle” (January)

2024

• Honorable Mention in Elegant Literature’s Fearsome Folklore contest for “‘Twixt Cup & Lip” (December)

• Top 64 in Writing Battle’s Autumn contest for “What to Eat When You’re Climbing a Mountain” (December) (forthcoming at Drabblecast!)