Hi! My name is Annabel. I’m a fiction author and high school student journalist. After years of manuscript writing and revision (and lots of coffee), my young adult fantasy novel Legacy, was recently awarded a publishing contract by The Wild Rose Press and is set to be released in mid-2027.
My narrative writing, which also includes short stories, essays and poetry exploring heritage and identity, has earned distinction in The New York Times Tiny Memoirs Contest and has won regional awards from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Baltimore Science Fiction Society, and Bethesda Urban Partnership.
My passion for telling stories of who we are extends beyond fiction and into my work for the student magazine, The Black & White, where I’m editor-in-chief and have received Best of SNO (Student Newspapers Online) recognition. I also write for two local publications called The Georgetowner and The Falls Church Independent. I’ve had the privilege of interviewing leading voices — from Connie Chung on her rise to the pinnacle of TV news, DC Deputy Mayor Nina Albert on living spaces for lobbyists visiting Capitol Hill, to Falls Church Mayor Letty Hardi on the city’s walkability score. I’ve also sat down with creative forces — from James Beard Award–winning chef Pati Jinich on her “to-die-for” ceviche, pop culture author Kevin Smokler on 1980s teen media, to Emmy Award–winning documentary director Ilana Trachtman about a Maryland carousel at the center of a civil rights protest. When I’m not writing, I’m often reading, crocheting or filling up the pages of my latest junk journal.