Publications
The Unsaid Summer — YA Novel
“Things We Saw When We Dreamed of You” — poem at Eunoia Review
“Overshare” — poem in Sh!t Men Say to Me: A Poetry Anthology Responding to Toxic Masculinity from Moon Tide Press
“Learning to Love” –– micro-fiction at 50-Word Stories
“Fight for Freedom” –– micro-fiction at 50-Word Stories
“A Marriage” –– micro-fiction at Bending Genres
“Pangasinan” –– micro-fiction at DOGZPLOT
“Chino” –– micro-fiction at Boston Literary Magazine
“Eyes” –– poem at Bank Heavy Press
“To the Sixteen-Year-Old,” “Woman,” and “When You Graduate” –– 3 poems at The Legendary
“Jeremy on the Gold Line” –– short story at The Legendary
“What Our Father Said” and “HIKLASS” –– 2 micro-fiction pieces at Short, Fast, and Deadly
“The Roman Soldier” –– poem at Word Riot
“Nobody Here” and “The Snow” –– 2 poems in RipRap 32
“Primm, Nevada Dusk” –– poem in RipRap 33
And more…
Awards and Achievements
The Unsaid Summer
#1 Amazon New Release
Teen & Young Adult Asian American Fiction eBooks
Teen & Young Adult Geography & Cultures US Fiction eBooks
Teen & Young Adult School & Education
Teen & Young Adult US 20th Century Historical Fiction eBooks
Amazon Bestseller
Teen & Young Adult Asian American Fiction eBooks
Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Self-Esteem
Teen & Young Adult School & Education
Teen & Young Adult United States Historical Fiction
Teen & Young Adult US 20th Century Historical Fiction eBooks
2022 Red Hen Press Fiction Award — Second Runner-Up
February, 2021 — Poet of the Month at Moon Tide Press
2018 Creative World Awards –– First Runner Up for Horror Screenplay Panehaven
2018 Creative World Awards –– Preliminary Finalist for Short Screenplay “House of Shade”
2018 Austin Film Festival Script Competition –– Second Rounder for Panehaven
2018 Script Pipeline Screenwriting Contest –– Quarterfinalist for Panehaven
2010 James I. Murashige Jr. Memorial Scholarship for Best Short Story
Member of California State University, Long Beach Slam Poetry Team (2009-2011)
2010 Association of College Unions International, Region 15 Champions
Competed in 2010 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational
Writemovies Contest #17 –– Semi-Finalist for Screenplay Knocksville
2008 NYC PictureStart Awards –– Best Short Screenplay for "Knocksville"
2007 American Gem Short Screenplay Competition –– Eighth Finalist for "Knocksville"
2006 Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards –– 2nd Round Finalist for The Shadow's Edge
2005 American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest –– Semi-Finalist for Strangers in my Closet