Humbly, here's a pile of braggadocio:
AWARDS
- Green Eyeshade Awards (SPJ contest recognizing Southeast’s best journalism), First Place, Best Blog, URBANIZE ATLANTA - 2023
- Atlanta Press Club, Award of Excellence finalist, Print/Online Daily Division - 2018
- Atlanta Press Club, Award of Excellence winner, Print/Online Nondaily Division - 2017
- Green Eyeshade Awards (SPJ contest recognizing best journalism in Southeast), First Place, General News Writing: Magazines - 2016
- Georgia Press Association, First Place, Investigative Reporting, Class A - 2012
- Ga. Associated Press Awards, First Place, Feature Writing, Class AAAA - 2010
- Georgia Press Association, First Place, Investigative Reporting, Class A - 2010
- Georgia Press Association, First Place, Hard News Writing, Class A - 2009
- Hoosier State Press Association, Story of the Year Finalist - 2007
- Hoosier State Press Association, First Place, Best In-Depth Feature Story - 2007
- Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., Best Feature Story, Nationwide - 2003
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PUBLISHED (Fiction)
The Los Angeles Review; Baltimore Review; Creative Loafing (Atlanta); Ascent; The MacGuffin; Lake Effect; New South; Eclipse; The Midway Journal; Eastown Fiction; Hoosier Writers Anthology 2010; Main Street Rag's "Law and Disorder" Anthology; and many other venues.
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EXPERIENCE
Freelance writer | Atlanta magazine, etc. May 2011 – Current
Police/Fire/Courts/General Assignment Reporter | Gwinnett Daily Post, July 2007 – November 2012
General Assignment Reporter/Photographer | The Daily Sun, July 2005 – July 2007 Award-winning enterprise and county/city government reporter in Indianapolis suburbs
General Assignment Reporter | Greensburg Daily News - 2003-2005
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OTHER WRITING
Published Essayist - Numerous periodicals - 2007-2012
Ghostwriter, Full Book - Investor Revolution! - 2006
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EDUCATION
Indiana State University
Bachelor of Science, December 2002
Major in journalism; minor in creative writing
Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis
Masters of english studies, 2006, 2007