Poet, Fiction Writer
Valencia,
CA
California US
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Publications & Prizes
Fiction
Anthology:
That One Time Alien Buddha Got So High (Alien Buddha Press, 2019)
Journals: ,
Foliate Oak
, Gasher Journal
, , Gravel Literary Journal
, Mad Swirl
, Ovunque Siamo
, , Red Coyote
, , Tapestry
, Up Against the Wall Mother
, VIA
, Westwind Review
Poetry
Anthologies:
Great Weather for Media Anthology Series (Great weather for MEDIA, 2023)
, Feral: The Body (Feral Press, 2020)
, Havik (Las Positas College Anthology, 2020)
, NDQ ISSUE 86.1/2 (North Dakota State University Press, 2020)
, Raven Chronicles: Take a Stand: Art Against Hate Anthology (Raven Chronicles Press, 2020)
, Soliloquies Anthology (Concordia University English Department, 2020)
, Tapestry (Texas A&M University Press, 2020)
, WSQ: Inheritance Issue (Feminist Press at CUNY, 2020)
Book:
Broken: Do Not Use. (Main Street Rag Publishing Company, 2020)
Chapbook:
The Politics of Love (Ghost City Press, 2020)
Journals: ,
Adelaide Literary Magazine
, Aji Magazine
, American Journal of Poetry
, American Writers Review
, , , Book of Matches
, , , , , , Cloudbank
, COG
, , , , , , Hiram Poetry Review
, , , , January Review
, , , Levee Magazine
, Louisiana Literature
, , Madswirl
, , , Mantis: A Journal of Poetry, Criticism & Translation
, , Mojave River Review
, , , Northridge Review
, Orange Blossom Review
, , , , Plainsongs
, , Pomona Valley Review
, , Prole
, Raven Chronicles
, Redivider
, Rise Up Review
, River Heron Review
, , , , , , Sandy River Review
, , , , , South 85 Journal
, , , , , , , , Talking River Review
, The Citron Review
, The Inflectionist Review
, The New York Quarterly
, The Penmen Review
, , Twelve Mile Review
, , William & Mary Review
Prizes won:
- 2022 – Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize 2022 – Shortlist
- 2021 – Nominated for Best of The Net “Sole Survivor,” Orange Blossom Review
- 2021 -Finalist in American Writers Review Contest Turmoil & Recover, Poetry – “Therapy.”
- 2021 – Runner up in the Dogwood Poetry Prize, “Before Death, there is no justice.”
- 2020 – Runner up in the Juxtaprose Poetry Prize for “Memories of Flight”
- 2020 – Nominated for a Pushcart Prize, “There Are Many Ways To Say I Miss You,” San Pedro River Review.
- 2020 – Nominated for Best of The Net “Self-Portrait As A Mourning Dove,” South Florida Poetry Journal (SoFloPoJo), Feb Issue.
- 2020 – Grant From PEN AMERICA
- 2020 – “When Dreams Betray,” Poetry Contest Finalist, River Heron Review.
- 2020 - “The Ghost of Mother,” “Little Bird,” “When Talking With An Ex-Husband Who Has Died.” Poetry, The Raw Art Review – Finalist in The Doug Draime Prize for Poetry. Forthcoming.
- 2020 – “A Mother With Signs of Dementia,” “I Dream of Summer With My Dead Daughter,” Poetry, Finalists in the 2020 American Writers Review Contest.
- 2020 – Full-Length Book of Poetry, Lessons From An Ordinary Life, Semi-Finalist – Two Sylvias Press Wilder Prize.
- 2019 – Full-Length Book of Poetry, Naked With The Fan Running, Finalist – The Hillary Gravendyk Prize from Inlandia Institute
- 2019 - “The Pumpkin Patch,” Fiction, Two Sisters Writing & Publishing, Contest Winner. Online & Anthology.
- 2017 – “Breaking Apart”, Essay, ESME’s Annual Showcase Awards, 2nd Place
- RAY BRADBURY FELLOWSHIP for fiction. Double finalist for two different short stories in 2002.
- New Century Writer Award
- NCWA Nominated in 2002 for the best essay on children’s literature in the CSUN program.
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Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
Identifies as:
Italian American
Prefers to work with:
Any
Fluent in:
English
Born in:
Alhambra,
CA
California
Raised in:
Huntington Beach,
CA
California
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Last update: Jun 13, 2023