Literary C.V.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Honorable Mention in Glimmer Train’s July/August Fiction Open for “The Names of the Saints,” 2018.
Pushcart Prize Nomination by Flying House for “Bondage,” 2012.
Best Fiction Award for 303 Magazine: Best of 2009 for “The Ficus Trees,” 2009.
Sundress’s Best of the Net Nomination by decomP for “Dead Dog,” 2009.
INTERVIEWS/PRESS
“Publishers of Puget Sound.” South Sound Magazine. Dec. 29, 2020.
The Forge Literary Magazine. Interviewed by Sommer Schafer. January 20, 2020. Web.
Tuesdays at 2:00. Revel Coach: an inspiration platform for women in business. July 2, 2019. Livestream.
The Florida Writer Podcast. Podcast Series of Florida Writers Association hosted by Alison Nissen. May, 17 2019. Podcast.
Tk with James Scott. Podcast Series hosted by James Scott. Episode 55. April 24, 2018. Podcast.
You, Me, Them, Everybody. Podcast Series hosted by Brandon Wetherbee. Episode 92. July, 30 2010. Podcast.
The Collagist. May 26, 2010. Web.
Vocalo Radio Show. Interviewed with Amanda Marbais and H.V. Cramond. 89.5 FM, Chicago, IL. June 26, 2009. Radio.
LITERARY POSITIONS
Board Member, CREATIVE COLLOQUY, Tacoma, WA . 2021 – 2023
Editor-in-Chief, MASQUE & SPECTACLE. 2014 – 2019
Co-founder & Nonfiction Editor, REQUITED JOURNAL, Chicago, IL . 2008 – 2011
Fiction Reader, HOTEL AMERIKA, Chicago, IL. 2007 – 2011
Poetry Acquisitions Editor, SLASH PINE PRESS, Tuscaloosa, AL (REMOTE). 2010
Associate Fiction Editor, BALLYHOO STORIES, New York City, NY (REMOTE). 2007
Co-Editor, THE SOUTHWESTERN REVIEW, Lafayette, LA. 2005 – 2006
Assistant Fiction Editor, MID-AMERICAN REVIEW, Bowling Green, OH. 1999 – 2002
GUEST READER/ SPEAKER/ LECTURER
Columbus Spoken Word and Art Night, hosted by Naomi Buck Palagi. Columbus, MS (via Zoom). February 12, 2021.
“The Spoken and the Unspoken: Making Your Dialogue Sing.” The Writer’s Workshop Series, hosted by Creative Colloquy. Tacoma, WA. June 17, 2020.
434 Senior Seminar: Advanced Projects in Creative Writing. Writing, Publishing, & Research discussion. Course taught by Dr. Laura Krughoff. University of Puget Sound. Tacoma, WA. March 3, 2020.
Deep South Reading Series. Publishing and Writing discussion with Creative Writing Graduate Students. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA. February 22, 2019.
Deep South Reading Series. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA. February 21, 2019.
Bang Bang Fiction and Poetry. Bang Bang Pie Shop. Chicago, IL. April 12, 2012.
8X8 Series. The Hungry Brain. Chicago, IL. Multiple readings, 2011 – 2012.
Ipsento Reading Series. Ipsento. Chicago, IL. Multiple readings, 2009 – 2011.
Another New Calligraphy’s Pish Posh. Saki. Chicago, IL. April 23, 2011.
“The Postmodern Fairy Tale: Rewriting Childhood Stories.” Newberry Library Seminars, 8-week course. The Newberry Library. Chicago, IL. Fall 2010.
“The Rules of Submission.” Story Studio. Chicago, IL. July 21, 2010.
“The Art of Dialogue” Story Studio. Chicago, IL. July 7, 2010.
Series A. Hyde Park Art Center. Chicago, IL. May 5, 2010.
“Literary Publications and Community.” First Year Leadership Academy. Columbia College Chicago. March 13, 2010.
The New Tentacle: Reading and Performance with Girls in Trouble. Chicago, IL. Feb. 12, 2010.
Last Evenings on Earth. Café Wha Who. Chicago, IL. Jan. 15, 2010.
Requited Reading Series. The Hideout. Chicago, IL. Oct. 13, 2009.
Release Party for Garland Court Review. Harold Washington College. Chicago, IL. May 7, 2009.
Women Out Loud. Insight Arts. Chicago, IL. November 20, 2008.
Harold Washington College. Chicago, IL. Multiple readings, 2007 – 2008.
Experimental writing discussion hosted by the Creative Writing Program. Harold Washington College. Chicago, IL. March 27, 2007.