Honors/Awards
Creative Writing
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Wesleyan University 2019 Hamilton Prize for Creativity - Honorable Mention for Poetry Collection
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12th Grade English Department Senior Writing Award, May 2019
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11th Grade Creative Writing Award, May 2018
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Scholastic Art and Writing Awards:
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National (Only 1% of 350,000 works submitted received national recognition)
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Gold Medal (Poetry Collection), 2018
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Regional
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Gold Key (Poetry), 2019
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Gold Key (Short Story), 2019
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Silver Keys (Poetry - 3 poems), 2019
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Honorable Mentions (Writing Portfolio, 2 short stories), 2019
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Gold Key (Poetry Collection), 2018
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Silver Key (Flash Fiction), 2018
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Honorable Mention (Flash Fiction), 2018
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Honorable Mention (Poetry), 2018
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Silver Key (Poetry), 2017
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Honorable Mention (Memoir), 2017
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Film Festival Recognition – chosen as the official selection in 2017/18
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New Filmmakers NY Screening Series, International New York Film Festival, Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, Big Mini Media Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, The Set NYC - Lovecraft NYC Film Series
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9th Grade Gertrude Spencer Award for Excellence & Creativity in English, May 2016
Song Writing & Vocal Performance
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NYSSMA 2018 Honors Composition Winner for Ocean of Pain (voice & piano)
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Performed at the 20th Annual NYSSMA Young Composer Honors Concert at the All-State Winter Conference, December 2018
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Unsigned Only Music Competition 2018
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Semifinalist for Ocean of Pain in Vocal Performance, Teen and Adult Contemporary categories
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Lorenz Hart Songwriting Award 2018 (School Award) Click for Ocean of Pain performance
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International Songwriting Competition (ISC) 2018- Semi-finalist for Ocean of Pain in Teen Category
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Songdoor International Songwriting Competition 2018
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Three honorable mentions (Ocean of Pain, Mean Dream, From the Inside) and one honorable mention with special recognition (Riddle)
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Great Composers Competition– 2nd Prize Art of Musical Theatre–Vocal Performance, June 2016
Creative Writing Workshops
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New York University - Intermediate Poetry Workshop with Alex Dimitrov, Summer 2019
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Wesleyan University - Intro to Fiction Workshop/Center for Creative Youth, July 2018
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Kenyon Young Writers Workshop, July 2017
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Iowa Young Writers Studio, June 2017
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Syracuse University Summer College - Creative Writing: Fiction & Poetry, August 2016