AWARDS

  • Society of Women Writers VIC 2024 The Woman Who Loved Noah Short story Shortlisted
  • Fremantle Press TAG Hungerford Prize 2024 Chance and Necessity Novel Longlisted
  • Junoberry Books Anthology Competition [USA] 2023 Midnight on the Water Short story Runner-up
  • Rockingham Writers Centre Prize 2023 Minnie’s Little Owl Short story First prize
  • Rockingham Writers Centre Prize 2023 Priestess of the Mayan Moon Short story Third Prize
  • KSP Spooky Story Award 2023 Third Island Short story Shortlisted
  • Mundaring Poetry competition 2022 Ngoolyak Poem Honourable mention
  • Rhonda Parrish Prize 2022 [USA] Fenella Proust Novella Shortlisted
  • Rockingham Writers Centre Prize 2022 The Green Parrot Short story Second Prize
  • Armadale Short Fiction Award 2022 Counterparts Short story Shortlisted
  • The Best Australian Yarn 2022 Made in France Short story Top 50 Finalist
  • VOCAL Online 2022 – Owl competition Pictures taken with a Box Camera Short story Runner-up
  • Newcastle Short Story Prize 2022 Friday Short story Anthology finalist
  • Djillong Competition Geelong Writers Vertical Hold Short story Shortlisted
  • Northern Beaches WG Competition 2022 Agonis flexuosa Short story Joint second prize
  • Mundaring Library / KSP Poetry Competition 2021 Flood Delusion Poem first prize
  • City of Rockingham 2021 Young Franz Winner – Local Residents Award
  • KSP Foundation 2019 The Impatience of the Bold Fiction winner and overall winner for commemorative anthology on the life of Katherine Susannah Prichard
  • City of Rockingham Culture Awards 2018 True Crime Commended
  • FAWWA Lyndal Hadow Award 2017 The Good Earth short story Very Highly Commended
  • Peter Cowan Writers Centre Patron's Prize 2013 - Waterhen, poem. Judge's Encouragement Award
  • UKA Golden Egg - UK Authors Weekly Challenge, May 2011. Bishop, poem: first prize.
  • Tom Howard Mystery Award 1998 - He Kept Souvenirs, short story: most highly commended
  • Manuel Gelman Award Melbourne 1998 - The woman who loved Moses, short story: commended
  • FAWWA Lyndal Hadow Award, WA 1998 - The Funeral of a Bishop, short story: Very highly commended
  • FAWWA Lyndal Haddow Award, WA 1998 - Walking into the sea, short story: First Prize
  • Tom Collins Poetry Prize WA 1998 - Camel Driver, poem: Very highly commended
  • Tasmanian FAW Awards, 1987 - Cacti, short story: commended
  • Patricia Hackett Prize 'Westerly' 1995 - The Pomegranate Tree, short story: First Prize
  • Springvale Awards, Victoria 1994 - A Great Intimacy, short story: First Prize
  • Papyrus Publishing Awards, NSW 1994 - Strange Things, short story: second prize
  • Kwinana/Westwrite Prize WA 1993 - Eating the Anniversary Moon, short story: First Prize
  • Let's Write Competition, Victoria 1993 - Dancing Words, short story: highly commended
  • FAW Tasmania Henry Savery Award 1993 - Smoke, short story: highly commended
  • Caulfield Festival Competition, Victoria 1993 - Stromboli, short story: shortlist
  • FAWWA, Donald Stuart Awards 1993 - The Summer Man, short story: commended
  • Alexandra Hasluck National Fiction Award, 1992 - The Book of Whys, short story : second prize.
  • Bronze Quill, Society of Women Writers, WA, 1991 - Asphodel, poem: highly commended
  • Western Australian FAW Awards, 1991 - Marianna's Version - short story Highly commended
  • Manly Bicentennial Awards, NSW 1988 - Hook, poem Highly commended