Accolades
Writing accomplishments and contest news below!
2019
Lambda Literary, Retreat Fellow in Young Adult Literature
2018
Bitch Media, Writing Fellow in Technology
2017
Ruminate, VanderMey Nonfiction Prize: Finalist ("Inborn Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact")
2016
Writer Advice, Scintillating Starts Contest: Semifinalist (Excerpt from Neverland's Children)
Black Warrior Review, 2016 Contests (Nonfiction): Finalist ("Inborn Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact")
Hippocampus Magazine ("Firsts" Special Issue): Shortlist ("First Born")
Yemassee, 2016 Writing Contests (Nonfiction): Finalist ("Passing: An Elegy in VI Parts")
Epiphany, Spring Contest (Best Under 30, Nonfiction): Finalist ("Heirlooms") (note: a revision was later published in The Rumpus!)
Disquiet Literary Prize (Nonfiction): Longlist ("Blame")
Ruminate, VanderMey Nonfiction Prize: Finalist ("The Day My Grandmother Died")
2015
Disquiet Literary Prize (Fiction): Semifinalist (Excerpts from Neverland's Children)
Mental Health America of Illinois (Manifesting Healthy Futures project): Selected
2014
A Woman's Write (Novel Writing Competition): Honorable mention (Neverland's Children)
© 2015, Naseem Jamnia
Photos of Naseem by Jennie Kaplan, 2018