Writing
Fiction, nonfiction, and journalism.
2026–2027 — Creative Writing — senior capstone course, School of Independent Learners
Spring 2026 — Creative Writing Workshop, School of Independent Learners — semester-long peer workshop in fiction and nonfiction, drafting and revising under faculty critique
2025 — Scholastic Art & Writing Awards — Honorable Mention, Personal Essay/Memoir ("Lilith")
2024–2025 — The Oracle, Mountain View High School's award-winning student newspaper — Staff Writer. Wrote the December 2024 front-page cover story; bylines include "Spartan Buddies hosts St. Patrick's Day dance" (March 2025)
November 2024 — Journalism Education Association, National Student Media Contest — Honorable Mention, Newswriting
2024 — Scholastic Art & Writing Awards — Gold Key, Personal Memoir; Gold Key, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Summer 2024 — Iowa Young Writers' Studio — admitted to "A Persuasible Feast" with Connor White, a six-week course, from a pool of nearly 700 applicants
2023–2024 — SLAM Magazine — Writer. An independent, student-run publication examining social justice issues through the arts; contributed to two annual issues distributed across the Mountain View–Los Altos community
2023 — Scholastic Art & Writing Awards — Silver Key, Short Story ("You Needed It More Than I Did"); Honorable Mention, Science Fiction & Fantasy ("Unjustified Deaths")