Critical Essay (2025)
🏅Scholastic National Silver Medal & Gold Key
Why, of all places, did Mary Shelley choose the liminal spaces of Ireland and Scotland in Frankenstein?
Historical Fiction (2023)
🏅Scholastic Gold Key
Two Spartan brothers reunite—one a champion, and the other an exile.
Critical Essay (2025)
🏅Scholastic Silver Key
Explores setting in “Greasy Lake” as a reflection of moral decay and eventual growth.
Flash Fiction (2023)
🏅Scholastic Honorable Mention
A clash of cultures unfolds at the dinner table.
Poetry (2023)
🏅Scholastic Honorable Mention
A touching piece on racial inequality from past to present.
Historical Essay (2025)
Traces the duality of ambition and anxiety in the Space Race.
Science Fiction (2024)
🏅 1st Place CA Future Problem Solving Scenario Writing
A story about the relationship between teens and virtual realities, told through the eyes of two siblings.
Historical Fiction (2024)
🏅Scholastic Gold Key
How my grandfather dreamt of being a taxi driver for his grandmother.
Science Fiction (2023)
🏅Scholastic Silver Key
A father returns from space… as Alien #5.
Memoir (2025)
🏅Scholastic Honorable Mention
Three vivid anecdotes exploring themes of fitting in, maintaining control, and confronting one's own vulnerability.
Poetry (2024)
🏅Scholastic Honorable Mention
Why I'm called Linda.
Nonfiction Article (2025)
Published in Pórtico, the Harker Spanish Honor Society's online magazine, this piece explores an uncontacted Indigenous tribe of the Amazon.
Memoir (2023)
🏅Scholastic Gold Key
A stolen book, a paper crab, and a child’s guilt.
Science Fiction (2024)
🏅3rd Place CA Future Problem Solving Scenario Writing
Underground in Antarctica, two teens face the cruel judgement of penguins.
Memoir (2024)
🏅Scholastic Silver Key
A raw piece on tough love and childhood memories.
Memoir (2025)
🏅Scholastic Honorable Mention
My journey of self-discovery, through the metaphor of making dumplings.
Critical Essay (2025)
A diachronic analysis of The Scarlet Letter and its corrupt authority.