2022 Steve Steinberg Reporting Award
Valerie reported a 4,000-word bilingual narrative feature on gentrification by digital nomads in Cabarete, Dominican Republic. Her project was closely mentored by former Washington Post editor R.B. Brenner. The piece appeared in the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' palabra. in 2023.
Stanford Daily
First Place in Profile Writing,
California Journalism Awards
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"One of the most difficult elements of a successful human interest story is making the reader care about a stranger. From the headline to the first few graphs, you're eager to know more... Trapp's approach nails it." - Judge Feedback
JOURNALISM
Features
The teachers of White Plaza, Stanford Daily.
Pandemic Chic, STANFORD Magazine.
Time Out, STANFORD Magazine.
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Profiles
Danny Ritz '23 on his first EP, love and the binary numbers system, Stanford Daily.
How eisenach is making college a music genre, Stanford Daily.
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Reviews
'Emily in Paris' is a cog in the machine of capitalism, Stanford Daily.
Karamo Brown on Queer Eye, Sean Spicer and why he doesn't say 'coming out,' Stanford Daily.
Margaret Atwood and Jia Tolentino talk Harper's Letter and horoscopes at New Yorker festival, Stanford Daily.
The Bridge struggles with counselor shortage, Stanford Daily.
I followed Hyram's skincare advice for 3 months and it changed my life, USA Today's Reviewed.
FICTION
Reformation, Vocal.
ESSAYS
Looking for one good thing in San Francisco, Stanford Daily.
POETRY
Spring, 1932, Leland Quarterly.
Nocturno, Ingenio (Spanish).
Le Pistolet, Dumas de Demain (French).
The House, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (2018 Gold Medal).
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
Fiction & Poetry
2023 Louis Sudler Prize, Stanford Program in Creative Writing.
2023 Planet Earth Arts Creative Writing Prize (2nd Place), Stanford Program in Creative Writing.
2023 Levinthal Tutorial in Fiction, Stanford Program in Creative Writing.
2020 Chappell Lougee Fellowship, Stanford Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education.
2020 Bristol Short Story Prize Longlist, Bristol Review of Books.
2019 Russell A. Berman Award for Excellence in Introductory Seminars, Stanford University.
2018 Gold Medal in Poetry, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
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Journalism
2022 First Place in Profile Writing, California Journalism Awards.
2022 Steve Steinberg Reporting Award, Stanford Department of Communications.
2021 Julius Jacobs Award for Excellence in Journalism Honorable Mention, Stanford Daily.
2019 Stanford in Government Fellowship, Argentina's Social Security Administration.
2016 Gold Medal in Journalism, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.