I’m so excited that to tell you that my essay, “Discovery,” has won Creative Nonfiction‘s Down Under essay contest. I adore the literary journal CNF and being included in it twice in one year is writer heaven. The contest was in collaboration with Tashmadada - an awesome Aussie organization. Check them out.  The winners were announced at this year’s . Sadly, I couldn’t be there but I got to record myself accepting the award, which is probably as close as I’ll ever get to being a celebrity.

As the title of the competition suggests, the piece is about Australia – a place I consider my second, much hotter home. You’ll be able to find it in CNF’s next issue, out in a few weeks.