The Unremarkable Circumstances of Inmate 17656-090

2018 Best Debut Novel 

Red City Review

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"Francis Roy Winters, Esq., Dives Off a Dock"

Short List

2018 Chester B. Himes Memorial Short Fiction Prize

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"Rings"

Semi-Finalist

Ruminate Magazine

2018 William Van Dyke Short Story Prize

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"Queen"

1st Place

Houston Writers Guild

2017 Short-Story Contest

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"Milwaukee"

Honorable Mention

Houston Writers Guild

2017 Short-Story Contest

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"Queen"

2nd Place

Hackney Literary Awards

2017 National Story Contest 

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"Dispute"

Overall Winner

Wild Words (U.K.)

Winter Solstice Competition 2017 

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"Mahogany Pilgrimage"

Honorable Mention

Flyway: Journal of Writing & Environment 

2017 Notes from the Field Creative-Nonfiction Contest

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The Unremarkable Circumstances of Inmate 17656-090

First Place for General/Literary Fiction 

2017 Permian Basin Writers Workshop 

Manuscript Contest

Professional

Memberships

International Thriller Writers

Active-Level Member

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PEN America

Professional Member