- Finalist, Story Circle’s 2021 Sarton Award in Contemporary Fiction, a winter night
- Finalist, 2021 Barry Hannah Prize in Fiction, Yalobusha Review, “Show Me The Future”
- Long List, Fractured Literary 2021 Flash Fiction Contest, “Caleb’s Girl”
- a winter night, a novel, nominated for the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award by Unsolicited Press
- Bronze Medal Winner in the Short Fiction Category, 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards, what nell dreams
- Finalist, Short Story Collections Category, 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, what nell dreams
- what nell dreams, a novella & stories, nominated for the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award by Unsolicited Press
- Finalist and First Runner-up in poetry, 2020 Julia Peterkin Literary Award, “Even The Trees Went Under”
- Finalist, Literary Fiction, 2020 American Fiction Awards, Maggie’s Ruse
- 2020 Eric Hoffer Award Honorable Mention, General Fiction, Maggie’s Ruse
- 2020 Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Short List, Maggie’s Ruse
- Shortlist, 2019 Grindstone International Short Story Competition, “I Know You”
- Longlist, 2019 Grindstone International Short Story Competition, “I Know You”
- Finalist, 2018 Rick DeMarinis Short Story Competition, sponsored by Cutthroat, A Journal of the Arts, “People Like Them”
- “Yellow” nominated for a 2018 Pushcart Prize by Carleton Whaley, Editor of The Slag Review
- “The First Time” nominated for a 2018 Pushcart Prize by Karl Wenclas, Editor of New Pop Lit
- Finalist in the literary fiction category, 2018 International Book Awards, The Amendment
- “The Plains, As Seen From Above,” named a notable poem in the 2018 Gemini Poetry Open
- Finalist in the literary fiction category, 2017 Best Book Awards, Women Within
- “Picture This” nominated for Best of the Net, 2017 by Karl Wenclas, Editor of New Pop Lit
- Best Fiction Winner, 2017 Maxy Award, Women Within
- Finalist in the short story category, 2017 International Book Awards, By the Wayside
- Best Fiction WINNER, 2017 Maxy Awards, Women Within
- Winner, Literary Fiction, 2015 Book of the Year Award, What Is Found, What Is Lost
- Finalist in the literary fiction category, 2015 International Book Awards, What Is Found, What Is Lost
- Finalist in the short story category, 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Our Love Could Light The World
- “By The Wayside” nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Lisa Sanchez, editor of Nomos Review
- Finalist in the short story category, 2013 Best Books Awards, Our Love Could Light The World
- Finalist in the literary fiction category, 2013 Best Books Awards, Our Love Could Light The World
- Finalist in the short story category, 2013 International Book Awards, Our Love Could Light The World
- Finalist, 2013 Jack Dyer Fiction Prize, “An Act of Concealment”
- “The Keeper of The Truth” listed in storySouth’s Million Writers Award Most Notable Stories of 2011
- Finalist, 2012 Writers @ Work Fellowship Competition, “At Home”
- 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards Silver Medal for Best Short Story Fiction, All The Roads That Lead From Home
- Long list, Fish Short Story Prize, 2011/2012, “Where Love Lies”
- “The Meaning of The Hat” nominated for Best of The Net by the editors of Knee-Jerk Magazine
- “Snow Angels” nominated for Best of The Net by PANK editor Roxane Gay
- Finalist, 2010 Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Award, All The Roads That Lead From Home
- Finalist, 2009 Sol Books Prose Contest, All The Roads That Lead From Home
- Honorable Mention, 2009 Arthur Edelstein Prize for Short Fiction, “An Undiscovered Country”
- Finalist in the Short Story Category, 2009 Press 53 Open Competition, “Surrogate”
- Honorable Mention, Glimmer Train March 2009 Fiction Open, “The Hanged Man”
- Finalist in the Short Story Category, 2008 Press 53 Open Competition, “Snow Country”
- First Place, The Pinch’s 2008 Literary Award in Fiction, “Surrogate”
- Finalist, 2007 William Van Wert Fiction Competition (Hidden River Arts), “Not Enough To Go Around”
- First Place, American Short Fiction 2007 Short Story Contest, “All The Roads That Lead From Home”
- Long list, Fish Short Story Prize, 2007/2008, “All The Roads That Lead From Home”
- Semi-Finalist, New Millennium 24 Writing Contest (July 31, 2007), “Running Out” (Later renamed “All The Roads That Lead From Home.”)
- Top Twenty-five Finalist, Glimmer Train Fiction Open, Summer 2007, “Loss of Balance”
- Third Place, Lunch Hour Stories 2007 Short Story Contest, “Not Enough To Go Around”
- Finalist, Salt Flats Annual 2007 Emerging Writers Fiction Contest, “For The Taking”
- Finalist, So To Speak 2007 Fiction Contest, “For The Taking”
- Semi-Finalist, 2006 William Van Wert Fiction Competition (Hidden River Arts), “Lily”
- Semi-Finalist, 2006 William Van Wert Fiction Competition (Hidden River Arts), “On Any Given Day”
- Finalist, 2006 Arts & Letters Prize in Fiction, for “Snow Country”
- Finalist, 2006 John Gardner Memorial Prize for Fiction (Harpur Palate), “Snow Country”
- Long List, Fish Short Story Prize 2005/6, “Snow Country”
- Finalist, 2005 Hidden River Fiction Contest, “Our Best Measure”
- Top Ten Finalist, 2005 Orchid Fiction Contest, “Song For The Dead”
- Finalist, 2005 Arts & Letters Prize in Fiction, “Our Best Measure”
- Finalist, Meridian 2004 Editors’ Prize, “When Every Part of You Breaks”
- Finalist, 2004 Phoebe Winter Fiction Contest, “When Every Part of You Breaks”
- Semi-Finalist, 2003 Alligator Juniper National Writing Contest, “When Every Part of You Breaks”
- Finalist, Painted Bride Quarterly 2003 Fiction Contest, “When Every Part Of You Breaks”
- Finalist, Glimmer Train Fiction Open – Summer 2003, “When Every Part Of You Breaks”
- Top Twenty-five Finalist, Glimmer Train Fiction Open – Winter 2004/2005, “Our Best Measure”
- “When Every Part of You Breaks” listed in storySouth’s Most Notable Stories of 2004
- Received the 2003 Willamette Award in Fiction from the Clackamas Literary Review for “Getting Out”
- Finalist, 2003 New Century Writer Awards, “Fance”
- Finalist, 2003 New Century Writer Awards, “Inside Out”
- Finalist, 2003 New Century Writer Awards, “What Do You Want Most In The Whole World?”
- First Place, 2003 Clark College Fiction Contest, “Fance”
- Semi-Finalist, 2002 H.E. Frances Award, “Inside Out”
- Third Prize, 2002 Tennessee Writers Alliance Short Fiction Competition, “The Music Lover”
- Fifth Prize, 2002 Sarasota Literary Society Annual Writing Competition,”Everyone Thinks About Divorce”
- Honorable Mention, 2001 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, “What Do You Want Most In The Whole World?”
- Finalist, 1994 Nelson Algren Award, “Among The Trees”
