Honorable Mention in Wonderland book Awards for Best Novel:

-"The Mummy of Canaan" (2020)

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Finalist in Wonderland Book Awards for Best Collection:

-"The Anarchist Kosher Cookbook" (2018)

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Finalist in the IndustryBOOST Competition:

-"Baphomitzvah" Screenplay (Nov 21, 2016)

 

Phyllis B. Abrahms Award in Fiction:

-3rd place "Between Bare Branches" (2010)

-2nd place "A Fleeting Memory is Called Ramona" (2008)

 

Joseph Doyle Prize for Critical Essay on American Literature:

-2nd place "Walt Whitman Essay" (2009)

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Finalist in University of Hartford Poetry Slam (April 6, 2009)

 

Phyllis B. Abrahms Award in the Personal Essay: Honorable Mention

-"Broom Saw-Saw" (2010)

-"The Pep-Rally" (2009)