Grants & Fellowships
The Millay Colony for the Arts (2017)
Artist Trust Fellowship (2017)
Hafer Family Foundation Residency (2007)
Artist Trust, GAP Award (2007)
Residency Fellowship, Jentel Foundation (2006)
Centrum Residency Fellowship (2006)
Select Awards & Honors
The Novel Prize 2022, Winner
Dzanc Novella Prize 2020, Finalist
Ploughshares Emerging Writer Award (2018) Winner, Carmen Maria Machado, judging
Narrative Fall Fiction Prize (2017) Finalist
Iowa Short Fiction Award (2017) Semi-finalist
Glimmer Train Fiction Open Award (2013) Finalist
Mary C. Mohr Short Fiction Award (2010) Winner
Salem College 2010 International Literary Awards, Fiction (2010) Honorable Mention
Bellingham Review Tobias Wolff Award in Fiction (2010) Finalist
Orlando Prize for Short Fiction (2010) Finalist
Gulf Coast Fiction Prize (2010) Finalist
Iowa Short Fiction Award (2009) Semi-finalist
Rick DeMarinis Short Story Award (2009) Finalist
Zoetrope: All Story Short Fiction Contest (2009) Honorable Mention, Yiyun Li judging
Glimmer Train Family Matters Fiction Award (2009) Finalist
Glimmer Train Very Short Fiction Award (2009) 2nd Place
Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize (2008) Winner
Nimrod Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Fiction (2008) Honorable Mention, Anthony Doerr judging
Glimmer Train Family Matters Fiction Award (2008) Finalist
Glimmer Train Fiction Open Award (2007) Finalist
Nimrod Katherine Anne Porter Prize (2007) Semi-finalist
Howard Frank Mosher Prize for Short Fiction (2006) Winner
Best Narrative Feature, The Director’s View Film Festival, Stamford, CT (2003) Group
Best Feature, Jurors’ Choice, New Festival, NY (2002) Group
Best Director, Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (2002) Group
Audience Choice, Best Feature Film, Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (2002) Group
Official Selection, IFP Film Market, NY (2001) Group
British Film Institute, London, England (2002) Presenting artist, feature film Group
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