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ESSAYS
APRIL 2024 - Read my LA-SCBWI Kite Tales blog, You Are a Writer (And You Should Apply to the Sue Alexander Grant!)
MARCH 2024 - Slemons Productions performed a reading of my newest title for teens, THE WALL OF REJECTION, a full-length play that tackles the chaos and carnage that is the college admissions process--now with zombies!
SEPT 2023 - WINNER of the LA-SCBWI Sue Alexander Award for my magical middle-grade birth-of-an-activist story, I SPEAK FOR THE TREES.
MAY 2024 - PASADENA STORYLAB ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2024 CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES FOR KIDS - SIGN UP NOW!
APRIL 2024 - I'm finishing up my first season as a coach for ScholarMatch, a nonprofit that makes college possible for underserved youth. I can't encourage you enough to apply to be a college coach!
OCTOBER 2023 - Spent another amazing 826LA Personal Statement Day working with Venice High School seniors on their college applications. Become a volunteer now!