Best of the Net nomination: Rise Up Review (2025), Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalist (2024), Pushcart Prize nomination: As It Ought To Be (2023); Honorable Mention: Rhonda Gail Williford Award for Poetry (2023); Best of the Net nomination: ONE ART (2023); Most Read Poet: North of Oxford (2023); Ode To the Zip Code: 2nd Place (2023, 2017), Poetry is Life Publishing Mother's Day Contest: 3rd Place (2023), Ohio Poetry Association (OPA) Eco Poetry Contest: 1st Place (2022), Dissonance Magazine Writing Competition: 1st Place (2020), Lourdes University Poetry Jam: 1st Place (2017); Toledo Museum of Art Ekphrastic Writing: (Honorable Mention: 2017, 1st Place: 2014, 2nd Place: 2010); Toledo Arts Commission Sidewalk Poetry Contest: Finalist (2015); PRIZM Creative Community Art-A-Fair Short Story Award: 2nd Place (2015); Promedica Revealing Hunger Spoken Word Competition: Finalist (2015); PRIZM Creative Community Beyond Words Poetry/Art Collaboration: 4th Place (2014); and Toledo Artists Club Poetry Contest: 1st Place (2010).