Frontiers in Writing, 2007 International Writers’ Competition, 2nd Honorable Mention, Unpublished Manuscript, Sentient (then titled Spinning the Tides, to be published in 2015 by Lands Atlantic)
Abilene Writers’ Guild International Writing Competition, 2005, 1st Place Short Fiction, Searching for Sardan (Sunlight, Coffee, and Sweet Dreams)
CNW/FFWA 2005 International Writing Competition, 2nd Honorable Mention, Under Twin Suns
Abilene Writers’ Guild International Writing Competition, 2005, 2nd Place Novel, Under Twin Suns