e. m. kerkman

awards

• 2025 Dell Award – First Runner-Up for Black Gold
• 2024 Dell Award – Winner for Lolo’s Last Run
• 2021 YoungArts – Merit Award in Short Fiction for Penny for a Finger
• 2021 American Voices Nomination for The Consultation
• 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing – National Medals
  • Gold Medal for The Consultation
  • Silver Medal for the poetry collection home is where there is no heart
  • Silver Medal for the novel Sail by Dawn
• 2020 Teen Author Boot Camp – Poetry Grand Prize Winner for Change
• 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing – Best In Grade Award (Sophomore; Midwest Region)

residencies

• 2020. Iowa Young Writer’s Studio. Iowa City, IA.
• 2019, 2020. ALPHA Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Workshop for Young Writers. Greensburg, PA.
• 2019. New England Young Writer’s Conference. Ripton, VT.
• 2019. Kenyon Young Writer’s Workshop. Kenyon, OH.
• 2018. Belin Blank Center Summer Writing Residency. Iowa City, IA.
• 2017. Interlochen Novel Institute. Interlochen, MI.