James Jones First Novel Contest, Semi-Finalist (2021);

William Van Wert Short Fiction Award (Hidden River Arts), Semi-Finalist (2020/2021)

Faulkner Festival Competition, Novel, Finalist (2019);

Petrichor Audio Magazine, Short Story, Short List (2017);

William Faulkner-William Wisdom Contest, Novel-in-Progress, Finalist (2013);

William-Faulkner-William Wisdom Contest, Novel,  Memoir, Short Story, Short List (2013);

Nilsen Literary Prize, First Novel, Finalist (2013);

New Millennium Writings Contest, Fiction, Semi-Finalist (2013);

Glimmer Train, Memoir, Honorable Mention (2012);

Fish, Memoir, Long List (2012);

New Millennium Writings, Nonfiction, Semi-Finalist (1999);

Iowa Literary Awards, Nonfiction, Second Place (1999);

Jack London Writing Contest, Nonfiction, Honorable Mention (1999);

New Letters Literary Award, Nonfiction, Finalist (1998);

California Writers Club, Nonfiction, First Place (1997).