Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers 2016 Golden Nugget Award For Volunteerism - Newsletter Columnist Fiction & Narrative Nonfiction AMERICAN MOON Reached #5 on Amazon's HOT NEW RELEASES list in its category (Asian American Fiction or Literature) within 1 week of publication. Find it on Amazon Kindle. 2005 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest 1st place (PPWC) (Ethnic Family Saga) Semi-finals Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2008 2005 Colorado Gold Contest Finalist (RMFW) (Commercial Literary Fiction) MU SHU MAC & CHEESE Asian American Literature/Humor Find it on Amazon Kindle. top 10 finalist (of over 2,400 entries) HuffPost 50/AARP Memoir Contest EASY (based on the short story of the same name) chosen to be performed by Stories on Stage: "Easy" - performed at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art "Love Stories and Other Disasters." Award-winning actor: Cajardo Lindsey. May 16, 2013 THE IMPORTANCE OF A PENIS top 10 finalist Boulder Writers' Workshop Make Me Laugh Writing Contest TV comedy writer Gene Perret: final judging. Top ten invited to read pieces aloud in early 2014. Published Red Line Magazine Power issue 5. MU SHU MAC-N-CHEESE 2nd place 2008 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) A "novel of my life" and novelized version previously titled CULTURE SHOCK Quarter Finals Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2010 STRANGE PEACE finalist 2009 Colorado Gold Writers Contest (RMFW) (Suspense - Mystery) DANCING WITH JOHN WAYNE Honorable Mention 2005 Writer's Digest Writing Competition (Personal Essay) HOT FLASH 2nd place 2005 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) (Mainstream Fiction) SUSHI IN BED 1st place 2005 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) (Short Story) THE LAST TABOO Finalist 2005 Colorado Gold Contest (RMFW) (Lady Lit - General Fiction) EASY 2nd place March/April 2008 Writer's Digest Your Story Competition (over 1,100 entries) Reading Writers Contest 2009 - First Round Finalist (Flash Fiction) THE SNOW DAY Finalist The Visual Narrative Project 2012 Second Round Finalist Reading Writers Contest 2009 (Flash Fiction)  The Mark Twain Award (included a scholarship) The Northwest Poetry Prize (included an award of $500) NCTE Award for Excellence The Beyond War Short Story Award. |
 Feature Length Screenplays EATING A HEARSE quarter-finalist 2019 Stage 32 + Gidden Media Feature Screenwriting Contest - Grownup Movies THE DARK SIDE OF MORNING LIGHT quarter-finalist 2013 Screencraft Horror Script Contest KNOCK ON WOOD 1st place 2005 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (with Marcus Lyons) CHARTRES 2nd place 2003 SouthWest Writers Contest (with Janet Fogg) MovieBytes Interview EATING A HEARSE 2nd place 2002 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) Semi-finals BlueCat Screenplay Competition 2008 NO ONE ASKED THE RIVER 2nd place 2001 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) (with Janet Fogg) NO ONE ASKED THE RIVER Top 100 2001 ALL SHE WROTE Contest (with Janet Fogg) NO ONE ASKED THE RIVER Semi-Finalist 2000-2001 Moondance Festival screenplay contest (with Janet Fogg) HEADHUNTERS 1st place 2000 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC)(with Janet Fogg) NO ONE ASKED THE RIVER Finalist 2000 Southwest Writers Contest (with Janet Fogg) THE DARK SIDE OF MORNING LIGHT 3rd place 1999 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) 2013 Screencraft Horror Script Contest Short Scripts EATING A HEARSE Honorable Mention 2004 Lighthouse Writers/Denver Film Institute's short film script contest THE PROPOSAL Honorable Mention 2005 Boulder Asian Film Festival (with Marcus Lyons) |
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