Book Awards

2024 Gold Winner, Nautilus Book Awards, Journals: What’s Behind the Blue Door?

2023 Finalist, Firecracker Awards, Magazines/Best Debut: Lines & Breaks

2021 Honorable Mention, New York Book Festival, General Non-fiction: This Moment: Bold Voices from WriteGirl

2020 Winner, International Book Awards, Anthology: This Moment: Bold Voices from WriteGirl

2020 Winner, IndieReader Discovery Award, Anthology: This Moment: Bold Voices from WriteGirl

2020 Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Award, Anthology: This Moment: Bold Voices from WriteGirl

2020 Finalist, National Indie Excellence Award, Poetry: This Moment: Bold Voices from WriteGirl

2019 Winner, Book Excellence Award, Anthology: This Moment: Bold Voices from WriteGirl

2019 Winner, Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Young Adult: This Moment: Bold Voices from WriteGirl

2018 Winner, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Anthology: Sound Generation: The Resonant Voices of Teen Girls

2018 Winner, International Book Awards, Anthology: Sound Generation: The Resonant Voices of Teen Girls

2018 Winner, National Indie Excellence Awards, Anthology: Sound Generation: The Resonant Voices of Teen Girls

2018 Winner, Los Angeles Book Festival, Anthology: Sound Generation: The Resonant Voices of Teen Girls 

2018 Winner, Great Southwest Book Festival, Compilations: Sound Generation: The Resonant Voices of Teen Girls

2017 Winner, Southern California Book Festival, Anthology: Sound Generation: The Resonant Voices of Teen Girls

2017 Runner Up, London Book Festival, Anthology: Sound Generation: The Resonant Voices of Teen Girls 

2017 Winner, Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Young Adult: Sound Generation: The Resonant Voices of Teen Girls 

2017 Winner, Beverly Hills Book Awards, Anthology: Sound Generation: The Resonant Voices of Teen Girls 

2017 Award Finalist, Best Book Awards, Anthology: Sound Generation: The Resonant Voices of Teen Girls 

2015 Winner, International Book Awards, Anthology: Emotional Map of Los Angeles

2015 Winner, National Indie Excellence Awards, Anthology: Emotional Map of Los Angeles

2015 Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Anthology: Emotional Map of Los Angeles

2015 Winner, Beverly Hills Book Awards, Anthology: Emotional Map of Los Angeles

2015 Runner Up, Great Southwest Book Festival, Young Adult: Emotional Map of Los Angeles

2015 Honorable Mention, Los Angeles Book Festival, Young Adult: Emotional Map of Los Angeles

2015  Finalist, Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award, Anthologies: Emotional Map of Los Angeles

2015  Finalist, USA Best Book Awards, Young Adult: Nonfiction:  Emotional Map of Los Angeles

2015  Runner Up, Southern California Book Festival, Compilations/Anthologies:  Emotional Map of Los Angeles

2015  Winner, Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Young Adult:   Emotional Map of Los Angeles

2014  Honorable Mention, Hollywood Book Festival:  You Are Here

2014  Finalist, USA Best Book Awards, Compilations/Anthologies:  You Are Here

2014  Winner, The Great Midwest Book Festival, Compilations/Anthologies:  You Are Here

2014  Winner, International Book Awards, Young Adult:  You Are Here

2014  Winner, Beverly Hills Book Awards, Anthologies:  You Are Here

2014  Runner Up, Great Northwest Book Festival:  You Are Here

2014  Runner Up, Great Southwest Book Festival:  You Are Here

2014  Finalist, Silver Medal, Next Generation Indie Book Awards: You Are Here

2014  Honorable Mention, San Francisco Book Festival: You Are Here

2014  Honorable Mention, Parks Book Festival:  You Are Here

2014  Honorable Mention, New York Book Festival:  You Are Here

2014  Honorable Mention, Los Angeles Book Festival:  You Are Here

2014  Honorable Mention, London Book Festival: You Are Here

2013  Silver Medal, Independent Publisher Book Awards:  No Character Limit

2013  Winner, IndieReader Discovery Awards, Anthologies:  No Character Limit

2013  Honorable Mention, Eric Hoffer Award, Young Adult:  No Character Limit

2013  Bronze, Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Awards, Anthologies:  No Character Limit

2013  Finalist, International Book Awards, Anthologies:  No Character Limit

2013  Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Anthologies:  No Character Limit

2013  Honorable Mention, San Francisco Book Festival, Anthologies:  No Character Limit

2013  Honorable Mention, Paris Book Festival, Anthologies:  No Character Limit

2012  Finalist, Beverly Hills Book Awards, Anthologies:  No Character Limit

2013  Runner-Up, Great Southwest Book Festival, Anthologies:  No Character Limit

2012  Winner, USA Best Book Awards, Anthologies:  No Character Limit

2012  Runner-Up, London Book Festival, Anthologies:  No Character Limit

2012  Winner, Los Angeles Book Festival, Anthologies:  No Character Limit

2012  Runner-Up, Southern California Book Festival, Anthologies:  No Character Limit

2012  Honorable Mention, Eric Hoffer Award, Young Adult:  Intensity

2012  Winner, International Book Awards, Anthologies: Nonfiction:  Intensity

2012  Winner, National Indie Excellence Awards, Anthologies:  Intensity

2012  Runner-Up, San Francisco Book Festival Awards, Anthologies:  Intensity

2012  Runner-Up, Paris Book Festival Awards, Anthologies:  Intensity

2011  Finalist, ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards, Anthologies:  Intensity

2011  Honorable Mention, Los Angeles Book Festival, Anthologies:  Intensity

2011  Winner, London Book Festival Awards, Anthologies:  Intensity

2011  Honorable Mention, New England Book Festival, Anthologies:  Intensity

2011  Finalist, USA Best Book Awards, Anthologies, Nonfiction:  Intensity

2011  Winner, International Book Awards, Anthologies, Nonfiction:  Beyond Words

2011  Winner, National Indie Excellence Awards, Anthologies:  Beyond Words

2011  Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Anthologies:  Beyond Words

2011  Finalist, Independent Book Publisher Awards, Anthologies:  Beyond Words

2010  Finalist, ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards, Anthologies:  Beyond Words

2010  Winner, London Book Festival, Anthologies:  Beyond Words

2010  Winner, National Best Book Awards, USA Book News, Poetry:  Beyond Words

2010  First Place, National Indie Excellence Awards, Anthologies:  Silhouette

2010  Winner, New York Book Festival, Teenage:  Silhouette

2010  Winner, International Book Awards, Anthologies:  Silhouette

2009  Winner, London Book Festival Awards, Anthologies:  Silhouette

2009  Finalist, ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards:  Silhouette

2009  Winner, Los Angeles Book Festival, Nonfiction:  Silhouette

2009  Winner, National Best Book Awards, USA Book News, Anthologies:  Silhouette

2009  Silver Medal, Independent Publisher Book Awards:  Listen to Me

2009  Runner-Up, San Francisco Book Festival, Teenage:  Listen to Me

2009  Winner, National Indie Excellence Awards, Anthologies: Listen to Me

2009  Runner-Up, New York Book Festival, Teenage: Listen to Me

2009  Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards:  Listen to Me

2008  Finalist, ForeWord Reviews:  Listen to Me

2008  Winner, London Book Festival Awards, Teenage:  Lines of Velocity

2008  Honorable Mention, New England Books Festival, Anthologies: Lines of Velocity

2008  Grand Prize Winner, Next Generation Indie Book Awards:  Lines of Velocity

2008  Winner, National Best Book Awards, USA Book News:  Lines of Velocity

2008  Silver Medal, Independent Publisher Awards:  Lines of Velocity

2008  Honorable Mention, New York Festival of Books Awards:  Lines of Velocity

2007  Finalist, ForeWord Magazine:  Lines of Velocity

2007  Honorable Mention, London Book Festival Awards:  Untangled

2006  Finalist, ForeWord Magazine:  Untangled

2006  Winner, National Best Book Awards, USA Book News:  Untangled

2006  Notable Mention, Writers Notes Magazine Book Awards:  Nothing Held Back

2006  Honorable Mention, Independent Publisher Book Awards:  Nothing Held Back 

2005  Finalist, Independent Publisher Awards:  Pieces of Me

2005  Finalist, ForeWord Magazine:  Bold Ink