Awards and Publications

Awards:

Backspace Agent-Author Scholarship Contest 2009 — Winner, Escape From Comportment Camp (Middle Grade Novel)

Writer’s League Of Texas Manuscript Contest 2009 — Winner, Raymond Mahaney, Soccer Failure (Middle Grade Novel)

John Graves Writing Competition 1998 –Winner, “Blanco River Scenes” (Creative Nonfiction)

Houston Writer’s Guild Essay Contest 2009 — Third Place, “Homemade Doughnuts”

Publications:

Sasee magazine (forthcoming, April 2010) — “Excellent Stock” (essay)

The First Line (forthcoming literary journal, April 2010) — “Pastor’s Discretionary Fund” (short story)

The Ultimate Christian Living, March 2010 — “Words in a Pantry” (essay)

Front Range Review, March 2010 — “Burn Barrels” (poem)

Presbyterians Today, December 2009 — “Serving the Old People” (essay)

Boy’s Life Magazine (accepted; forthcoming) — “Facing the Panthers” (short story)

Divine Dirt Quarterly, December 2009 — “Persephone’s Day” (poem)

Puppet Plays for Libraries (forthcoming anthology, Librarian’s Aide,  Mar. 2010) — “The Imaginary Egg Hunt,” “Readin’ on the Range” and “A December Emergency” (puppet plays)

skirt! magazine, October 2009 — “Coming Out of the Craft Closet” (essay)

A Cup of Comfort For Mothers, March 2010 — “The Best Days of Our Lives” (essay)

Texas Co-op Power Magazine, October 2009 — “The Hole Story” (essay)

ParentWise:Austin Magazine, June 2009 — “A Well-Dressed Dad” (essay)

ParentWise:Austin Magazine, May 2009 — “Enough Mom in my World” (essay)

ParentWise:Austin Magazine, March 2009 — “Because I Love You” (essay)

Lutheran Partners Magazine, March/April 2009 — “Words in a Pantry” (essay)

JewelryCrafts Magazine: multiple cover/feature stories and articles, 1996- 1998

Nomad: The Brat Journal Magazine, 1996 — “how-to” jewelry design article