Contests
2022
National YoungArts Competition | Finalist in Novel
National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards | American Voices Medal | Gold Medals in Poetry (2x), Short Story, and Critical Essay | Silver Medal in Flash Fiction
Narrative High School Writing Contest | 2nd Place
2021
1455 Teen Poetry Contest | 3rd Place
National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards | Gold Medal in Flash Fiction
2020
National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards | Gold Medal in Short Story
2022
National YoungArts Competition | Finalist in Novel
National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards | American Voices Medal | Gold Medals in Poetry (2x), Short Story, and Critical Essay | Silver Medal in Flash Fiction
Narrative High School Writing Contest | 2nd Place
2021
1455 Teen Poetry Contest | 3rd Place
National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards | Gold Medal in Flash Fiction
2020
National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards | Gold Medal in Short Story
Awards
2023
Pushcart Prize | Nominee | CRAFT
Best of the Net | Nominee | perhappened mag
2022
2022 YoungArts Lin Arison Excellence in Writing Award
U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts
Best of the Net | Nominee | CRAFT
Best New Poets | Nominee | Okay Donkey Magazine
2021
Best of the Net | Nominee | Okay Donkey Magazine, Milk Candy Review
Wigleaf Top 50 | Longlist | Gone Lawn
2023
Pushcart Prize | Nominee | CRAFT
Best of the Net | Nominee | perhappened mag
2022
2022 YoungArts Lin Arison Excellence in Writing Award
U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts
Best of the Net | Nominee | CRAFT
Best New Poets | Nominee | Okay Donkey Magazine
2021
Best of the Net | Nominee | Okay Donkey Magazine, Milk Candy Review
Wigleaf Top 50 | Longlist | Gone Lawn
Editing Experience
Prose Editor | GASHER Journal | April 2022 - Present
Poetry Reader | Split Lip Magazine | April 2021 - Present
Editor in Chief | The Augment Review | October 2020 - Present
Prose Editor | GASHER Journal | April 2022 - Present
Poetry Reader | Split Lip Magazine | April 2021 - Present
Editor in Chief | The Augment Review | October 2020 - Present
Programs
The Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship | Under Rachel Mennies | 2021
Iowa Young Writers' Studio | Under Jumi Bello | 2021
Kelly Writers House | 2021
The Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship | Under Rachel Mennies | 2021
Iowa Young Writers' Studio | Under Jumi Bello | 2021
Kelly Writers House | 2021
“With assured sentences that convince and transport, unforgettable characters with rich inner lives and complex histories, and the most precise and evocative language, Stella’s work exhibits a sophistication rarely found among writers at any age. Stella’s fiction, like all great fiction, has an ineffable quality that transcends itself and demands that the reader pay attention; in this way, and so many more, Stella immediately distinguished herself as one of the most compelling and exciting writers we’ve encountered in many years.” -Christopher Castellani, YoungArts National Selection Panelist