NEWS & EVENTS

Interviews:

Columbia College Chicago Interview

Bulb Culture Collective, 2024

Forge Literary Magazine, 2024

University of Kansas Blog, 2022

Echo Magazine, 2006

News In Progress:

DEAD THINGS I GAVE BIRTH TO is a finalist for the W.S. Porter Prize!! (under a previous title)

TWO stories are nominated for PUSHCART Prizes!!!

Close-up of a colorful street art mural depicting a woman's face with blue eyes, black eyebrows, and a mix of vibrant colors and patterns around her face.

Maryland Writer’s Association Newsletter

A black and white photograph of a woman with long hair, sitting at a desk with books in the background, smiling and resting her head on her hand.

Presentations:

Georgia Military Child Symposium, 2022

University of Leeds, UK International Disability Studies Conference, September 2024

Readings:

Hair Trigger launch party, Chicago 2007

Umbrella Factory Magazine launch party, 2024

Riddle Fence Publishing, Inc Honorable Mention Reading, 2024

Fractured Lit, Finalist Reading, 2024

University of Michigan coat of arms featuring a shield with three stars, an open book with Latin text, a flower at the bottom, and a red lion on top of a knight's helmet.
Line drawing of two women in an intimate embrace, with one woman holding a skull between them, against a simple background.
Painting of a woman with dark, curled hair holding a bunch of wheat, wearing a blue dress with a shawl, set against a red background.

Fiction

Books

A painting of a mounted soldier in a red and white uniform holding a gold emblem and a sword, standing in front of a black horse, against a landscape background with trees and water, signed 'R. Brooks 1886' and captioned 'Trooper Cosens: 2nd Dragoons Queens'.
A woman dressed in a gold dress with a crown, holding a sword in one hand and scales in the other, representing Lady Justice.

Portfolio

Law