Awards & Recognition

Writing Fellowship
  • Resident Fellow, The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, Taos, New Mexico (May-Jun 2003).
Short Nonfiction Contests
Short Fiction Contests
​1st Prize
  • “Simply Irresistible”, Donard Publishing Short Story Competition (May 2003).
  • “Severed Branches”, 3 Cheers and a Tiger 48-Hour Writing Contest, Toasted Cheese Literary Journal​ (Dec 2002).
  • “Whichever Path You Choose”, Photo Contest #2, Writer2Writer (Jun 2004).

​2nd Prize
  • “No One Said Anything”, Spring (Flash) Fiction Contest, Katy Terrega's Resources for Sex Writers (May 2004).
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3rd Prize
  • “The Barrens”, The Eros & Rust Contest, ​Eros & Rust Vol 1 No 5 (Aug 2004).
  • “Passing Through”, Hot Summer Something Fiction Contest, From the Asylum ​(2007).

Honorable Mention
  • “Into Shadows”, Dead of Winter Writing Contest: death & winter, Toasted Cheese Literary Journal​ (Mar 2003).​ 
  • "The Legend of Hakibo Snow", Writers Weekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest (Summer 2007).  
  • "No Good Deeds", Writers Weekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest (Fall 2023).
  • "Patience in the Garden", Writers Weekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest (Summer 2024).  
  • "Running Far Back", Writers Weekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest (Fall 2004).
  • "Sometimes a Dream", Writers Weekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest (Fall 2024). 
  • "Three Promises", Writers Weekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest (Winter 2008). 
  • "Three-Day Grace", Writers Weekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest (Winter 2023). 
  • "Under the Pecan Tree", Writers Weekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest (Spring 2023).
​Poetry Contests
1st Prize
  • "Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2162", At Home on Earth, Narrative Form, Sol Magazine (Autumn 2006).  
  • "Red Rose", Throes of Love, Sol Magazine (Feb 2002). ​

2nd Prize
  • ​"water washed over", Poet's Choice: Haiku, Sol Magazine (Jul 2002).
  • "William Shakespeare, Astronaut", In Their Own Words, Sol Magazine (Autumn 2005).

3rd Prize
  • "At the Outset", Out of This World, Sol Magazine (Dec 2002).  
  • "Bound Ink", Another Diary, Sol Magazine (Nov 2002).  
  • "Faded", Hidden One: The Diary, Sol Magazine (Oct 2002).
  • "Fallen Seasons", September Song, Sol Magazine (Sep 2003).  
  • "Invisible Would Be Nice", School Daze, Sol Magazine (Summer 2005).

Honorable Mention
  • "Annie Laurie's Parting Gift", Unexpected Gift, Sol Magazine (Autumn 2005).
  • "born in late July", July Shouts, Sol Magazine (Summer 2005).
  • "Eros Arrow Error", Keeping Love Alive, Sol Magazine (Dec 2001).  
  • "Facets", The Dance of Light on the Pond (Lyric Poem), Sol Magazine (Summer 2006).
  • "Last Hunt Over Bras d'Or", Hidden Contest: October Changes, Sol Magazine (Oct 2003).
  • "Lupins Dance", Spring Lagniappe - Gems of the Roadside: Wildflowers, Sol Magazine (Spring 2005).  
  • "northern wind bears down", Gravestones in Winter, Sol Magazine (Feb 2004).  
  • "One Crow Sorrow", Pick a Topic - Winter, Sol Magazine (Feb 2002).  
  • "Plastic", Lagniappe: Red Roses & Valentines - Not!, Sol Magazine (Feb 2004).   
  • "Slow Dance", Keeping Love Alive, Sol Magazine (Dec 2001). 
  • "Wisdom Flowers", Plant & ?, Sol Magazine (Mar 2003).