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Contest wins

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: "The Heart of the Memoir Contest"

(April. 2023, 20th contest win)

*4th place (of 6) with "Laughter is my Band-Aid for heartache."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: "2023: New Laws in Six Words."

(Feb. 2023)

*5th place (of 6) with "Small talk is prohibited until 1pm."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: "Guilty Pleasures: So bad, it's good."

(Dec. 2022)

*Honorable Mention with "I play fifteen Words-With-Friends games simultaneously."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: "Random, Srange, Wild Acts of Kindness"

(Oct. 2022)

*Honorable Mention with "While unemployed, stranger paid my rent."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: "Six Words For Your 18-Year-Old-Self"

(July 2021)

*1st place (of 6) with "Journal everything. Someday, it will be amazing."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: “I Can’t Believe I Did That”
(Dec. 2020)
*Honorable Mention with "Pants dropped during airport security pat-down.”

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: "I'm From [Add 4 Words Here]
(Dec. 2019)
*1st place (of 6) with "I'm from their spark of hope."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: Seismic Shifts in Just Six Words
(Aug. 2019)
*2nd place (of 6) with "Second Ring. Second Chance. First Love."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: Write Your Love Story in Six
(Feb. 2019)
*Honorable Mention with "His toenails were a deal breaker."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: Why I Love Where I Live
(Aug. 2018)
*Winner: Favorite backstory for memoir - "There's always space in my hometown ."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: Your Pinnacle Moment in Six Words
(Sept. 2017)
*2nd place (of 6) with “Getting published for the first time.”

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: Your Six Words For Relieving Stress
(April 2017)
*3rd place (of 6) with “Bowl of popcorn and stand-up comedy.”

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: Favorite Music Moment in Six Words

(December 2016)

*6th place (of 6) with “Sade warned me about smooth operators.”

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: Welcome to America in Six Words
(November 2016)
*Honorable Mention with “Gave us opportunities they didn’t have.”

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: Your Favorite Fads in Six Words

(October 2016)
*1st place (of 6) with "Spent adolescence teasing bangs and boys."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: This is Nature in Six Words
(September 2016)
*3rd place (of 6) with "Before Netflix, I binge watched nature."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: Top Six Times You Call Mom

(May 2016)

*4th place (of 6) with "...I've gathered juicy intel about relatives."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: Your Love Advice in Six Words

(February 2016)
*Honorable Mention with “Close the ex files for good.”

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: Six Words That Make You Smile

(October 2015)
*Honorable Mention with "After I finish writing a story."

Six Word Memoirs (SMITH Magazine), Contest: Top Six Intros to Your Novel

(December 2014)
*3rd place (of 6) with "Telling the truth wasn't an option."