• 1st Place, 2009 Boston Review Fiction Contest
judge: Chang-rae Lee editor: Junot Diaz
• 3rd Place, 2009 Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Awards
judge: Pagan Kennedy
• Finalist, 2010 Glimmertrain Very Short Fiction Contest
• Finalist, 2010 Glimmertrain Fiction Open
• Finalist, 2010 Katherine Anne Porter Prize
• Finalist, 2010 Glimmertrain Family Matters
• Finalist, 2011 Chariton Review Short Fiction Prize
judge: Bonnie Jo Campbell
• Finalist, 2012 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction
• Finalist, 2011 Salamander Fiction Contest
judge: Jim Shepard
• Finalist, 2011 Glimmertrain Fiction Open
• Finalist, 2012 Copper Nickel Fiction Contest
• Nominee, 2014 Pushcart Prize