• "Give a Man a Fish, Feed Him for Eternity." First Place Kay Snow Literary Award. Summer, 2024. Recused Self
• Littlest Death: An Afterlife Fantasy (a.k.a.: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel) “Winner” Fiction Visionary Category 2018 International Book Awards
• Littlest Death: An Afterlife Fantasy (a.k.a.: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel) “Finalist” Fiction: Fantasy Category 2018 International Book Awards
• Littlest Death: An Afterlife Fantasy (a.k.a.: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel) “Finalist” Fiction Cross-Genre Category 2018 International Book Awards
• Littlest Death: An Afterlife Fantasy (a.k.a.: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel) “Finalist” Best New Fiction Category 2018 International Book Awards
• Littlest Death: An Afterlife Fantasy (a.k.a.: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel) “Winner” Fiction Fantasy Category 2019 Pinnacle Book Awards
• Littlest Death: An Afterlife Fantasy (a.k.a.: Littlest Death: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel). Fantasy Silver Medalist (2nd) 2018 Independent Publishers Book Awards (IPPY).
• Bull’s Labyrinth “Winner” Fiction: Fantasy Category 2018 International Book Awards
• Bull’s Labyrinth “Finalist” Best New Fiction Category 2018 International Book Awards
• Professor Witchey’s Miracle Mood Cure “Finalist” Fiction: Short Story Category 2018 International Book Awards
• Professor Witchey’s Miracle Mood Cure “Finalist” Best Cover Design Category 2018 International Book Awards
• Professor Witchey's Miracle Mood Cure. World Fantasy Award Long list. 2016.
• "The Curtain's Part." Long list. Online Writing Tips contest, 2016.
• "Thought Clouds." Finalist in the Pen-2-Paper Award from the Coalition of Disabled Texans. Web published. 2015.
• "Fitting for the Groom." Fourth Place. Spinetingler Magazine, UK. Dec. 2014.
• "Forgotten Lore." Short Story America IV Anthology. Blind, international competition. Second Place Prize Short Story America Award, 2013.
• "Fly, Denora Bird." Short Story America IV Anthology. Blind, international competition. Finalist for Short Story America Award, 2013.
• "Cascade Sunrise." Short Story America IV Anthology. Blind, international competition. Finalist for Short Story America Award, 2013.
• "For Your Entertainment." Third Place Winner of the Irish Aeon Award 2012 Short Fiction Contest.
• "Bosque Circular." Short Story America III Anthology. Third Place in the Short Story America Festival Contest. Sept. 2012. (print antho, e-antho, audio, e-single).
• "The Cell Door Opens." Short Story America III Anthology. Top Ten in the Short Story America Festival Contest. Sept. 2012. (print antho, e-antho, audio, e-single).
• “Reunion.” Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Prose Award, 2011. Published in Best New Writing 2012.
• "Can You See Me Now?" Honorable Mention, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection,Gardner Dozois ed. 2008.
• "Ezekiel, Prophet to Bones." Second Place in the Ralph Williams Memorial Short Story Contest, 2008. Science Fiction.
• "Service." Third Place in the Ralph Williams Memorial Short Story Contest, 2008. Science fiction.
• "The Hero of Kill Devil Butte." Second Place 76th Annual Writer's Digest Short Fiction Contest Inspirational Category, 2007.
• Judge: 2005, Ralan's Clincher Contest. www.ralan.com
• "Stealing Faith." Third Place www.ralan.com Grabber Contest 2004.
• "Purity of Blood and Courage." Honorable Mention Fantasist Contest, Dec. 2003. Accepted but not printed.
• "Badger Love." Honorable Mention Writer's Digest 2003 Genre Short Story contest.
• "Bad Day Running Water to L.A.." Honorable Mention Writer's Digest 2003 Genre Short Story contest.
• "Life and Death and Stealing Toads." First Place www.ralan.com Grabber Contest 2003.
• "Grandma Vernon's Cookies." Honorable Mention Writer's Digest 2001 Genre Short Story contest.
• "Dreams and Bones." 2nd Place Writers of the Future Q3, 2000.
• "For Your Entertainment." Semi-finalist Writers of the Future Q1, 1999.
• "Fighting Mother’s Echo." 9th Place New Century Writers Novel Contest, 1999.
• "Diver's Moon." Finalist Calendar.atEros Erotic Fiction Contest, 2002.
• Susan Petrey Award recipient, Clarion West 98.