Click to see the sterling silver Phobos AwardClick to see the 2003 Preditors & Editors Top Ten Award "All in My Mind" (in anthology Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown, Phobos Books, 2003) was a winner of the 2nd Annual Phobos Fiction Contest with judges including Larry Niven, Orson Scott Card, and Catherine Asaro and a Top Ten finisher in the Best Science Fiction Short Story category of the 2003 Preditors & Editors Readers’ Poll.
Killers (Swimming Kangaroo Books, 2008), with my story, "Beautiful Summer," is a finalist in the 2nd Annual Black Quill Awards (2008) in the category of “Best Dark Genre Fiction Collection.”
Realms of Fantasy Aug 2008 Daughter of Bótù” was recommended by Aaron Hughes as his Story of the Week pick at Fantastic Reviews Blog.

The August 2008 issue of Realms of Fantasy has an impressive list of contributors…but even among such strong company, I found “Daughter of Bótù” the clear standout.
—Aaron Hughes, Fantastic Reviews Blog

Click to read "Icarus Exult" "Icarus Exult" (poem) commissioned by the Icarus Theatre Collective for the program book of their 2004 debut production of "The Lesson" by Eugene Ionesco at the White Bear Theatre and the Etcetera Theatre (London).
"The Life and Times of Penguin" (Escape Pod podcast) was nominated for a 2006 Parsec Award in the Best Speculative Fiction Story (short form) category.
"My Friend is a Lesbian Zombie" (Escape Pod podcast) was nominated for a 2006 Parsec Award in the Best Speculative Fiction Story (short form) category.
"A Nose for Magic" was a finalist for the Pagan Fiction Award 2007, sponsored by PanGaia Magazine and Llewellyn Publications.
Aegri Somnia (Apex Publications, 2006), with my story, "Nothing of Me," was a finalist of the 2006 Bram Stoker Awards in the “Superior Achievement in an Anthology” category.
Quarter-Finalist "Of Two Minds in Lanais" was a quarter-finalist in the 2nd quarter 2003 L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest.
"Oranges, Lemons, and Thou Beside Me" was nominated for a 2005 Pushcart Award and a 2006 Southeastern Science Fiction Award (SESFA) in the Best Short Fiction of 2005 category.
Click to see the 2003 Preditors & Editors Top Ten Award "The Reign of the Wintergod" was a Top Ten finisher in the Best Horror Short Story category of the 2003 Preditors & Editors Readers’ Poll.
"Running on Two Legs" was nominated for a 2005 British Fantasy Award in the Best Short Story category.   
Interzone, #220, Jan-Feb 2009 Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” was recommended by Jason Sanford as his Story of the Week pick.

This far future science fiction tale is an exploration of self identity and the masks we all wear in public…a beautifully written and fast-paced tale which is certain to be on many of the year’s best lists.
Jason Sanford

Quarter-Finalist "The Son That Pain Made" was a quarter-finalist in the 1st quarter 2003 L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest.
Finalist "Tried as an Adult" was a finalist of the 3rd Annual Phobos Fiction Contest.