2011 The Golden Rose Contest, Third Place in the Mainstream Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category. 

2011 The William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition, Semi-Finalist in the Novel category.

2010 The Golden Rose Contest, Third Place in the Mainstream Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category.

 ~ The Other Side of Heaven ~

2010 The Orange Rose Contest, Top Ten Finalist.

2009 The Golden Rose Contest, Second Place in the Mainstream Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category.

 ~ The Thornless Rose ~

2007 The Golden Rose Contest, First Place in the Mainstream with Romantic Elements category.

2003 Pacific Northwest Writer’s Contest, Top Ten Finalist.

2002 The William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition, Semi-Finalist in the Novel-in-Progress category.