AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Finalist, Shore Scripts Feature Contest for Artemisia, an Allegory of Painting (2021)
Quarterfinalist, Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition for Artemisia, an Allegory of Painting (2021)
Second Round Placement, Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition for Artemisia, an Allegory of Painting (2021)
Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship for Artemisia, an Allegory of Painting (2021)
Semifinalist, ISA Fellowship at Stowe Story Labs for Artemisia, an Allegory of Painting (2021)
Top 15% of all entries, Academy Nicholl Fellowship for Artemisia, an Allegory of Painting (2020)
Semifinalist, Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest for Artemisia, an Allegory of Painting (2020)
Semifinalist, Table Read My Screenplay Genre Contest for Artemisia, an Allegory of Painting (2020)
Semifinalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices for Artemisia, an Allegory of Painting (2020)
Pushcart Prize nomination for The Body Spent (2019)
Audience Award, Written Image Awards for The Infected (2017)
Pushcart Prize nomination for The Summer House in Winter (2013)
Best Short Screenplay, Written Image Awards for The Pope’s Visit (2009)
Best Short Screenplay, Written Image Awards for The Nine-Year Conversion (2007)
FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
Artist-in-Residence at 33 Officina Creativa (2018)
Fellow in Fusion Arts Exchange Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the University of Southern California (2007)