I am a New York City-based fiction writer, editor, scholar, and educator. My short fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. I am currently querying my first novel and working on my second, for which I’ve received residencies at The Wellstone Center in the Redwoods, Ragdale, and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts. I also am a seasoned editor (15+ years), with experience in all stages of editing. I have worked with both scholars and creative writers to help them achieve their writing and publishing goals. I am currently Managing Editor of Early American Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal and Assistant Editor at Conjunctions Magazine, where I read short fiction manuscripts.