For “New Zealand:” 2003 First Place - Pikes Peak Writers Writing Contest/Short Story
For New Zealand:” 2004 Winner, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Short Story Anthology Contest
For "Ride the Wind:" 2005 Third Place in Mindfire Renewed Poetry Contest
2005 Second Place, Paranormal Romantic Mystery/Suspense, RWA Kiss of Death chapter's Daphne du Maurier Contest
For "Flamingo Fatality:" 2005 Winner for Great Manhattan Mysteries Conclave Short Story Anthology Contest
For "Lucky Bear:" 2005 First Place in the Storyteller Magazine Flash Fiction Contest
2006 Winner of the Fall Short story Contest sponsored by Mom Writer's Literary Magazine
For A Real Basket Case: 2007 Finalist for Agatha Award/Best First Novel
2010 Finalist, Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence Contest/Mainstream with Romantic Elements category
For "Murder Cache:" 2013 Winner for "Best Story of the First 52 Weeks" at CrimeCityCentral.com
For Wicked Eddies, 2013 Finalist for the Rocky Award, best mystery novel set in the Left Coast Crime geographical region
