I love entering writing contests and participating in writing events. Here are some things I’m very proud of.

2022:
* Honorable Mention for my short story, Chara and the Great River Sage,
Elegant Literature Wild Waterways, issue #10

2021:
* Finalist Prize winner for Astra International Picture Book Writing Contest in recognition of my manuscript Waiting for Kai. Here is the video of the award ceremony that took place online.
* Participated in the Susanna Hill Valentiny contest
* Participated in Vivian Kirkfield’s 50 Precious Words Contest
* Entered two poems in the Caterpillar Poetry Prize contest
* Entered Waiting for Kai in The Astra International Picture Book Writing Contest

2020:
Honorable mention for:
* Let’s Take a Walk for Vivian Kirkfield’s 50 Precious Words Contest
* Picture book manuscript Charlie and Sawyer Go Camping received a rating of 1 at Rate Your Story.

2019:
Picture book manuscript In Trees, Tall and Green received a rating of 1 at Rate Your Story.

Honorable mention for:

The Very Haunted House for Susanna Hill’s Halloweensie Contest

2017: Golden Pen Finalist

Picture book manuscript Waiting for Kai was an RMC-SCBWI Golden Pen Finalist.

EVENTS:

*RMC-SCBWI Spring Conference – April 13, 201
*RMC-SCBWI Letters & Lines Conference – October12 & 13, 2019
*RMC-SCBWI Letters & Lines Conference – September 12-13, 2020
*New York SCBWI Winter Conference – February 19-21, 2021
*SCBWI Montana’s Harvest Virtual Conference – October 16-17, 2021
*RMC-SCBWI Letters & Lines Conference – September 10-11, 2022