Category: awards
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I won a 2025 Dell Award!
Hello everyone! I’m back with some very exciting news which, if you couldn’t guess from the header, is that I was named First Runner-Up in this year’s Dell Award. The grand prize winner is none other than my friend Liam Betts, who came in second to me last year, and I could not be more…
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2024 ICFA recap
Happy spring break, everyone! Well, happy spring, in my case–I did not have much of a break this past month, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. As mentioned in my previous post, I was flown down to Orlando to attend the International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts to receive my Dell…
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I won the 2024 Dell Award!
Guys. Guys. I won the 2024 Dell Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing!!! Omg. Omg? I don’t know what to say. Thank you to my directors and producers– No, I’m kidding. But genuinely, I owe this success (and all of my other successes) to the support of my parents, as well…
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I won a YoungArts Merit Award in Short Story!
I honestly can’t believe I’m writing this right now. As of last week, I am officially a winner of the YoungArts Awards! This is the third year I’ve applied to YoungArts for an award in writing, and I was recognized at the Merit level, the organization’s third highest honor, joining 659 of the nation’s most…
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scholastic best in grade
I almost can’t believe it, you guys–this year, I won Best in Grade for the Scholastic Midwest region! I won a total of nine awards across five categories and could not be more excited. Like always, all award winners were invited to attend the regional awards celebration at the Belin Blank Center in Iowa City,…
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