Writing

I write fiction and poetry.

My writing draws upon my experiences as a neurodivergrent person, kindergarten teacher, outdoor educator, after-school director and mother. My books often feature SEL themes and neurodivergent characters and include topics like counting, climbing, hiking, playing tennis and love. I aim to empower young people by offering mirrors, windows and doors, and relatable adventures.

I am also looking for a home for my debut poetry collection, how I became a mother, which includes themes of loss, motherhood, nature and spirituality, and began as an independent study while studying with Ruth Forman at The Bread Loaf School of English.

Recent Recognition

WFYP Contests

SUNFLOWER, RISE, 2025, HM #50PRECIOUSWORDS

CLAIRE CLIMBS THE CRUX, 2024, HM #50PRECIOUSWORDS

20 STEPS TO GET TO THE BEACH, 2024, HM #KIDSCHOICEKIDLITWRITINGCONTEST

Poetry Contests

“A Mother’s Sestina,” Princemere Poetry Prize, first-place winner, 2022

“A Mother’s Sestina,” Stories that Need to be Told, semi-finalist, 2022

“the lilacs with you,” The Bread Loaf School of English’s Robert Haiduke Poetry Contest, second-place winner, 2022

“Night Coffee,” Prometheus Unbound, semi-finalist, 2021

Online Publications

Leg-Speak from the Grave in Bucksport, After the Miscarriage and Waking, Bindweed Magazine, 2022