Her 2016 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards include two Gold Keys: one for flash fiction and the other for memoir. In 2015, Katie won her division of the Kay Snow Writing Contest for “Camp Sherman Snow: A Remembrance,” a memoir piece about her late father. Additionally, Katie composes music and plays violin. She has participated in fEARnoMUSIC’s Young Composers Project and the Eugene Symphony’s Ode to the Future Project. Katie is a member of a string quartet, the MYS Symphony Orchestra, and MYSfits chamber orchestra.