“A totally engaging, human interest story, superbly told, with not a word out of place.”
John Howard Reid, Final Judge
Winning Writers
Stories and Essays
Letting My Daughter Go Tablet Magazine
“Fire Drill” On the Premises Magazine
“One Candle For Sophie“ Lilith Magazine
“Child of the Light“ Winning Writers
“Twenty Ten” Gemini Magazine
“Taming the Taskmaster“ Metro Imma
“In the Unlikely Event of a Water Landing” Memoirs Ink.
“Reading, Writing, and the Red Sox” Teacher Magazine
Awards
On the Premises Magazine #16, 3rd Place Story Winner 2012
Association of Jewish Libraries, 2011 Sydney Taylor Honor Book Award for Older Readers
Next Generation Indie Awards 2011, YA Novel Finalist
Gemini Flash Fiction 2011–Honorable Mention
New Millennium Writings Fiction Award 2009–Honorable Mention
Washington JCC Literary Festival Essay Contest 2009–Honorable Mention
Tom Howard/John Reid Short Story Contest 2009–Highly Commended
Memoirs Ink Annual Essay Competition 2006–2nd Place
The Center for the Arts in Natick–2006 Story Winner
Writers Digest Annual Competition 2002–Fiction Finalist
Writer’s Digest Competition 2000– Essay Honorable Mention
Writer’s Digest Competition 1994–Essay Honorable Mention
Business Week Award for Innovative Teaching
Freelance Writing Credits
Teachers Magazine, Baby Talk, Family Fun, Learning, Reading Teacher, Journal of Reading, Reading Today, Writer’s Digest, Instructor, Natick Tab.