Rilla has won several awards for her writing in the last year.
Most recently:
YA First Place for THE INITIATE’S DAUGHTER at the SCBWI SoCal Fall Harvest Writers and Illustrators Day , Oct. 5, 2024.
Jacket Flap Contest Winner at the SCBWI SoCal Tahquitz Writer’s Retreat June 2024
YA First Place for THE LOTUS PRINCESS AND THE DIVINE CHAKRA at the SCBWI Los Angeles Writers Day, March 2024
YA First Place for THE LOTUS PRINCESS AND THE DIVINE CHAKRA at the SCBWI SoCal Fall Harvest Writers and Illustrators Day, Oct. 2023