2024
Scrivenings Press Reader’s Choice Awards (for fiction published in 2023)
Best Debut Novel-Show Me Betrayal
Best Mystery/Suspense-Show Me Betrayal
Book of the Year-Show Me Betrayal
Best Short Fiction-Carving Out Love
American Christian Fiction Writers Awards
Finalist in the category of Debut Novel-Show Me Betrayal
Finalist in the category of Mystery/Suspense/Thriller-Show Me Betrayal
2022
Ozark Creative Writers Conference Contests
Third Place-West to a New Life (Your Best Paragraph Award)
First Honorable-Mention-Making Lemons from Lemonade (Family Traditions Award)
Third Honorable-Coward’s Aim (OCW Oxbow Award)
Writers Unite! Romance/Love Anthology (entries selected by a panel of judges)
Divorce Lawyer
Elevator Dreams
Legacy
Stitches
West to a New Life
2021
Arkansas Writers’ Conference/NLAPW Winning Writers’ Waltz Anthology
Legacy
White County Creative Writers Conference
First Place-Witch in Training (Fantasy short story)
Third Place-West to a New Life (historical fiction adventure)
First Honorable-Mention-Observing Operation Overlord (historical fiction)
First Honorable-Mention-Coward’s Aim (western)
Second Honorable-Mention-Perhaps It’s Murder (Cozy mystery)
Ozark Creative Writers Conference Contests
First Place-Sweet Dreams (OCW Showcase Award)
First Place-Desire to Dance (OCW Things that go Bump in the Night)
First Place-Stitches (OCW Damsel in Shining Armor)
Second Place-Dear Folks-Letters from Ed (OCW Search of Excellence Award)
First Honorable-Mention-Rather Like the Addams Family (OCW Favorite Family Traditions)
Third Honorable-Mention-Gift of Giving (OCW Inspirational Essay)
Writers Unite! Fantasy Anthology (Fantasy Anthology-entries selected by a panel of judges)
Witch in Training
Birds of Prey
2020
White County Writers Conference
First Place-Revenge for a Bully (Locked door mystery)
Third Place-Buyer Beware (Psychological horror)
Third Honorable Mention-Dear Folks-Letters from Ed (WWII set in small town America)
La Viness Short Story Writing Contest (theme: water and fall or waterfall)
Third Place-Legacy
WOW Women on Writing International Flash Fiction Contest
Semi-finals (top 50) Elevator Dreams
Writers Unite! Wild West Anthology (Western Anthology-entries selected by a panel of judges)
Discovery near Idaho Springs
Keeping a Promise
Lucy’s Boots
Jo’s Burden
White County Creative Writer’s Christmas Contest
Second Place-Gift of Giving (Christmas Devotional)
Novel Starts-Scrivenings Press Historical category
First Place-Keeping A Promise
Novel Starts-Scrivenings Press-mystery/suspense category
First Place-Always a Murderer
2015
White County Writers Conference
First Place-Elevator Dreams (Humorous short story)
Third Place-Disco Fever (True story)
2010
From the Porch Swing, memories of our Grandparents, A Silver Boomer Book
Country Doctor
2009
Arkansas Pioneer Branch National League of Am. Pen Women Publication
Our Arkansas… Selected Places (MacArthur Park and Museum article)
Arkansas Writers’ Conference
First Place-Bullet Named Revenge (White County Creative Writers Award)
First Place-Dancing for Love (Dorothy Truex Award)
Second Honorable Mention-Girl’s Night Out (AWC Prose Award)
Writing on Walls III Anthology (open genre-selected by a panel of judges)
Second Place-Lucy’s Boots
Pushcart Prize nomination-Lucy’s Boots was nominated for The Pushcart Prize in the published short story category. The Pushcart Prize is a prestigious national award given for an outstanding literary work published by a Small Press.
Echoes of the Ozarks V Anthology (selected by a panel of judges)
Sydney Soars
White County Creative Writers Conference
Second Place-The Courage of Dr. Brown
Memories and Make-Believe, an Anthology of Short Stories
Fireworks Smile
2008
Voices Anthology (selected by a panel of judges)
Jo’s Burden
Arkansas Writers’ Conference
First Place-Jo’s Burden (Arkansas Center for the Book Award)
First Place-We Love Lucie, Too (Lawrence L May Memorial Award)
Second Place-Bad Habit (Pinpoint Writers Group Award)
Second Honorable Mention-The Courage of Dr. Brown (Gale Gill Award)
Second Honorable Mention-Lucy’s Boots (Westward Ho Award)
Second Honorable Mention-Buyer Beware (Al Rossini Memorial Award)
White County Creative Writers Conference
First Place-Bullet Named Revenge (White County Creative Writers Conference Award)
Third Place-Bittersweet Weekend (Family Matters Award)
Third Place-Dancing for Love (Central Arkansas Creative Writers Award)
Third Place-Dinner with Ernest…Almost (Hemingway/Pfeiffer Award)
Ozark Creative Writers Conference
First Place-Speak Faster Please, I Can’t Listen that Slow (Tickle My Fancy Award)
Second Place-Lucy’s Boots (Wayne Weatherford Memorial Award)
Third Place-Dr. Spot (Paranormal Romance Award)
Second Honorable Mention-Carly’s Caper (Northeast Arkansas Writers Workshop Award)
Third Honorable Mention-Girl’s Night Out (Mid-South Writers Award)
Silver Boomers Anthology (selected by a panel of judges)
Color Blind
2007
Arkansas Writers’ Conference
First Place-Sudden Stop (Pen Point Writers Award)
First Place-Anniversary Gift (Dorothy Truex Award)
First Place-Discovery near Idaho Springs (Let’s Hear it for History Award)
Third Place-The Desire to Dance (White County Creative Writers Award)
White County Creative Writers Conference
Third Place-Boots on the Ground (President’s Choice Award)
Writing on Walls II Anthology (open genre-selected by a panel of judges)
Second Place-Discovery near Idaho Springs
Echoes of the Ozarks Anthology, Volume III (selected by a panel of judges)
The Disappearance of Billy Fontaine
Temenos Publishing Tales from the South Anthology, Volume II
Sock it to Me
2006
Arkansas Writers’ Conference
First Place-The Disappearance of Billy Fontaine (Al Rossini Memorial Award)
First Honorable Mention-Discovery near Idaho Springs (Westward Ho Award)
First Honorable Mention-My Father’s Truck (Gale Gill Award)
Second Honorable Mention-Beckham Creek Cave Haven (Ozark Magazine Award)
Third Honorable Mention-The Book of Life (AWC Prose Award)
White County Creative Writers Conference
First Place-Discovery near Idaho Springs (Western Short Story Award)
First Place-Buyer Beware (Mystery/Suspense Award)
Second Place-Divorce Lawyer (Chick-Lit Award)
Third Place-Jo’s Burden (Writer’s Choice Award)
Ozark Creative Writers Conference
First Place-Boots on the Ground (Proud to be an American Award)
Third Place-My Father’s Truck (Saturday Writers Creative Non-Fiction Award)
Third Place-Fireworks Smile (Clouse Literary Arts and Theatre Award)
Second Honorable Mention-Keeping A Promise (Ozark Creative Writers Conference Board of Directors Award)
Second Honorable Mention-Desire to Dance (Paranormal Romance Award)
Temenos Publishing Tales from the South Anthology, Volume I
The Man Who Talked to the North Pole
2005
Echoes of the Ozarks Anthology, Volume I (selected by a panel of judges)
Over the Edge
Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc. (OWFI) Conference
Second Honorable Mention-Fireworks Smile (Young Adult Short Story)
Eighth Honorable Mention-My Father’s Truck (American Nostalgic Prose Award)
Arkansas Writers’ Conference
Second Place-Disco Fever (Dorothy Truex Award)
Third Place-Elevator Dreams (Robbi Rice Dietrich Award)
First Honorable Mention-Firework Smile (Al Rossini Memorial Award)
Second Honorable Mention-Stitches (AWC Prose Award)
Third Honorable Mention-Buyer Beware (Pioneer Branch NLAPW Award)
White County Creative Writers Conference
First Place-Over the Edge (Mystery Award)
Second Place-Fireworks Smile (Children’s Short Story Award)
Second Place-Elevator Dreams (Humorous Short Story Award)
First Honorable Mention-Girls Night Out (Chick-Lit Short Story Award)
First Honorable Mention-Luther Cunningham (Show and Tell Award)
Byline Magazine
Special Honorable Mention-The Man Who Talked to the North Pole
2004
Arkansas Writers’ Conference
First Honorable Mention-Sydney Soars (AWC NLAPW Prose Award)
First Honorable Mention-The Man Who Talked to the North Pole (Mary Ann Trulock Award)
White County Creative Writers
First Honorable Mention-The Disappearance of Billy Fontaine (Crime and Punishment Award)
Ozark Creative Writers Conference
Third Place-Jimmy (Paranormal Romance Award)
First Honorable Mention-Soldier Boy (Proud to be an American Award)
First Honorable Mention-Family Photograph (Tickle My Fancy Award)
Byline Magazine
Honorable Mention-The Changing Landscape of Fatherhood