‘The Bear on the Beach’ First Prize Peter Carey Award 2021

‘The Bear on the Beach’ Longlisted (out of 6,474) The Commonwealth Writers Prize

Rain  Commended,  Katharine Susannah Pritchard Writers' Centre Short Fiction Awards 2017

Varuna Short Fiction Focus Week with Tegan Bennett Daylight, 2016 

Rough Justice, Highly Commended and Promise shortlisted Ethel Webb Literary Award 2016 

What has to be Done Margaret River Short Fiction Award, 2014 

Glory  Commended, Joyce Parkes Womens Writers Prize, 2013

Walking on Glass, First prize, Katherine Susannah Pritchard Short Fiction Award, 2012

The Girl on the Ceiling novel, shortlisted Penguin Varuna Scholarship, 2011

Prayer, Highly Commended, Vera Newsom Prize, Young Street Poets 2011

One Hundred Kisses,  Winner, Marjorie Barnard Award 2011

The Girl on the Ceiling, shortlisted Penguin Varuna Scholarship 2011

Vanishing Point, Short-listed out of four for the Hal Porter Memorial Prize- 2006

Into the Light  and  Amazing Grace , 1st and 2nd place, FAW (Manly) Annual Short Fiction Award- 2006

Darkroom , Writing Fellowship to complete novel, Wagga Wagga Writers Centre- 2004

Gabriel’s Dream, 1st place, Maroochy Arts Festival- 1997

Cat for Carlo , 2nd place, Maroochyshire Picture Book Comp- 1996

Anniversary, 1st Place, Buderim Prose & Poetry Society- 1996

When the Tide Runs Out, 1st place, Cooktown Writers Short Story Comp- 1995

Bedtime Story , 2nd place, FAW (NSW) Short Story Comp- 1994

Amazing Grace , Highly Commended FAW(Q)- 1993

Rope to Heaven , Highly Commended, Suncorp Literary Awards- 1993

The Phone Call , 2nd place, Eaglehawk Short Story Comp- 1992

Hospital Kitchen , Highly Commended, Imago Short Story Comp- 1992

Lust for Life , 1st place, Maleny Folk Festival National Poetry Award- 1990

A Lascivious Language , Highly Commended, North Brisbane Writers Short Story Comp- 1986