"Pirate or Privateer?", 2nd place in nonfiction, Carteret Writers 2011 contest
"Poetic Justice", 2nd place in Flash Fiction, Carteret Writers 2011 contest
Gene Dugan Award 2010 for exceptional service to Carteret Writers
"The Ipod Song," honorable mention, The Ontario Poetry Society 2009 contest
First place, On the Premises Mini Contest #8, May 10, 2009
"Richard 'Big Boy' Henry," honorable mention, Carteret Writers 2008 contest
"The River Maze," honorable mention, Carteret Writers 2008 contest
“Catalog Fantasies,” 1st place, flash fiction, Union County Writers Club contest, January 2008
Excuse Letter, winner of the Cool Contest Challenge November 2007. Published in the Cool Stuff 4 Writers
December 2007 Newsletter.