Awards
2024 Maine Press Awards
First Place, Kay Stephens, Business/Economics: Young couple makes it their mission to divert food waste from Midcoast landfills
2021 Maine Press Awards
First Place, Kay Stephens, Analysis: The impact of COVID-19’s urban flight on Maine.
Judges wrote: “Such good writing. Lots of information, along with empathy for both sides of the invasion. I liked that you presented all the angles and then drew a conclusion.”
Third Place, Kay Stephens, Food Story Feature: Back off squirrels, these acorns are mine.
Judges wrote: “Your self-deprecating humor made this an entertaining read. I wish you had explained why acorn flour is so wonderful as to justify all the hard work.”
Third Place, Kay Stephens, Education: What are Maine families without internet connection supposed to do for the rest of the school year?
Judges wrote: “Good story on a common problem for all schools during COVID.”
Books
Cyberslammed (2012, (sMashup Press)
2013 IndieReader's Discovery Awards-First prize in nonfiction for Cyberslammed: How To Understand, Prevent, Combat & Transform The Most Common Cyberbullying Tactics
The Ghost Trap (2009, Leapfrog Press)
2009 Finalist, Literary Fiction, National Best Books 2009 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News
http://www.usabooknews.com/fiction/literaryfiction.html
2009 Finalist, General Fiction/Novel Next Generation Indie Book Awards
http://www.indiebookawards.com/2009_winners_and_finalists.php
By the Dark o' The Moon
2022 Quarterfinalist in the Screencraft Cinematic Book Competition
2017 Scholarship Recipient of the Salty Quill Writing Retreat for Women
Screenwriting
Adapted The Ghost Trap novel into a script. The film went on to win three "Best Feature" awards: Vermont Film Festival's "Best Feature Drama," Valley Film Festival’s “Ten Degrees Hotter Best Feature,” and Vacationland’s (Biddeford, Maine) “Best of the Fest.”
First Place, Kay Stephens, Business/Economics: Young couple makes it their mission to divert food waste from Midcoast landfills
2021 Maine Press Awards
First Place, Kay Stephens, Analysis: The impact of COVID-19’s urban flight on Maine.
Judges wrote: “Such good writing. Lots of information, along with empathy for both sides of the invasion. I liked that you presented all the angles and then drew a conclusion.”
Third Place, Kay Stephens, Food Story Feature: Back off squirrels, these acorns are mine.
Judges wrote: “Your self-deprecating humor made this an entertaining read. I wish you had explained why acorn flour is so wonderful as to justify all the hard work.”
Third Place, Kay Stephens, Education: What are Maine families without internet connection supposed to do for the rest of the school year?
Judges wrote: “Good story on a common problem for all schools during COVID.”
Books
Cyberslammed (2012, (sMashup Press)
2013 IndieReader's Discovery Awards-First prize in nonfiction for Cyberslammed: How To Understand, Prevent, Combat & Transform The Most Common Cyberbullying Tactics
The Ghost Trap (2009, Leapfrog Press)
2009 Finalist, Literary Fiction, National Best Books 2009 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News
http://www.usabooknews.com/fiction/literaryfiction.html
2009 Finalist, General Fiction/Novel Next Generation Indie Book Awards
http://www.indiebookawards.com/2009_winners_and_finalists.php
By the Dark o' The Moon
2022 Quarterfinalist in the Screencraft Cinematic Book Competition
2017 Scholarship Recipient of the Salty Quill Writing Retreat for Women
Screenwriting
Adapted The Ghost Trap novel into a script. The film went on to win three "Best Feature" awards: Vermont Film Festival's "Best Feature Drama," Valley Film Festival’s “Ten Degrees Hotter Best Feature,” and Vacationland’s (Biddeford, Maine) “Best of the Fest.”