Accolades

2023

World Fantasy Convention, World Fantasy Award: Fianlist for The Bruising of Qilwa under Novella

WorldCon, Astounding Award: Finalist

Lambda Literary, Judith A. Markowitz Award: Winner

Locus Magazine, Locus Award: Finalist for The Bruising of Qilwa under First Novel

International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, Crawford Award: Shortlisted for The Bruising of Qilwa

2022

Otherwise Award, Otherwise Fellowship: Winner

2021

CatStone Books, Samuel R. Delany Fellowship: Winner

Tin House, YA Residency: Finalist

Good Story Grant: Honorable Mention

2019

Lambda Literary, Retreat Fellow in Young Adult Fiction

Author Mentor Match: R6 MG mentor

2018

Bitch Media, Writing Fellow in Technology

2017

Ruminate, VanderMey Nonfiction Prize: Finalist ("Inborn Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact")

2016

Writer Advice, Scintillating Starts Contest: Semifinalist (Excerpt from Neverland's Children)

Black Warrior Review, 2016 Contests (Nonfiction): Finalist ("Inborn Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact")

Hippocampus Magazine ("Firsts" Special Issue): Shortlist ("First Born")

Yemassee, 2016 Writing Contests (Nonfiction): Finalist ("Passing: An Elegy in VI Parts")

Epiphany, Spring Contest (Best Under 30, Nonfiction): Finalist ("Heirlooms") (a revision was later published in The Rumpus!)

Disquiet Literary Prize (Nonfiction): Longlist ("Blame")

Ruminate, VanderMey Nonfiction Prize: Finalist ("The Day My Grandmother Died")

2015

Disquiet Literary Prize (Fiction): Semifinalist (Excerpts from Neverland's Children)

Mental Health America of Illinois (Manifesting Healthy Futures project): Selected

2014

A Woman's Write (Novel Writing Competition): Honorable mention (Neverland's Children)