He is the recipient of the 2016 Alain Locke Award from the Detroit Institute of Art, a Callaloo Writing Fellow, a Kresge Arts Literary Fellow, a Rustbelt Poetry Slam Champion & a contributing writer to Black Nerd Problems . His work has been featured in The Offing , Muzzle , Drunk In A Midnight Choir , & his latest project ONUS Chain was heralded by Okayplayer as one of the best protest records of 2016. When not creating, Chace is fighting to get his 1st name pronounced properly, consuming coffee as its own food group & reaffirming that “Magneto was right”.