Writing and Awards


RIPPLE, Released by Penquin Putnam, September 2016

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Praise for Ripple:"This book is darker in tone than a typical romance (there are drug-house deliveries and two attempted sexual assaults), and the ending, while hopeful, is certainly no happily-ever-after."—Booklist 

This is a well-crafted, sweet story of Tessa’s and Jack’s ability to bring out the best in the other. Both are fully realized, nuanced characters. ... Recommend this debut novel to fans of Ellen Hopkins.”
School Library Journal


Awards:
1st Place in the Children's/YA Division of the 2011 Writer's Digest National Competition for a middle grade short story

1st Place in the 2011 HUNGER MOUNTAIN Katherine Paterson Prize for "Him," a YA short story in verse

5th Place in the Children's/YA Division of the 2007 Writer's Digest National Competition for a middle grade short story, "The Emperor's New Crows."

Honorable Mention for a poem in the OPEN MINDS QUARTERLY 15th Annual Brainstorm Poetry Contest, Spring 2017.


Magazine Pieces:
"Mrs. McRitter's Cricket" - Short Story in SPIDER magazine
"Letter Fantasies and Mailman Dreams" - Article in ONCE UPON A TIME
"Worm Charming" - Nonfiction in SPIDER magazine
"Crosswire Bend" and "Trifles" -- Young Adult Review Network online journal

Work-For-Hire Projects:

Cover art by Andrea Kowch
THE CLUBHOUSE CONUNDRUM (Picture Book)
Co-writer: Julie Angeli
Illustrator: Andrea Kowch

CUBBIE THE MACKINAC ISLAND BEAR (Picture Book)
Co-writer: Julie Angeli
Illustrator: Janet Angeli Sandow