“Scream of the Butterfly.” Poetry. 2009 Explorations, MECC, First Place.

“Anoint Me.” Poetry. 2009 Explorations, MECC, Second Place.

“Appalachian Goddess.” Poetry. 2009 Explorations, MECC, Honorable Mention.

“Wanted.” Poetry. 2009 Explorations, MECC, Honorable Mention.

“Sawmill Burning.” Poetry. 2006 Appalachian Writers Association James Still Award for Poetry, Third Place.

“Autumn Sacrifice.” Poetry. 2006 Explorations, MECC, Third Place.

“Dirty Secret.” Poetry. 2006 Explorations, MECC, Honorable Mention.

“The Pawpaw Tree.” Short Story. 2006 Explorations, MECC, Second Place.

“June.” Short Story. 2005 Lonesome Pine Short Story Contest, Second Place.

​“Husband.” Poetry. 2005 Explorations, MECC, First Place.

“Fickle Memory.” Poetry. 2005 Explorations, MECC, Second Place.

“Partypooper.” Poetry. 2005 Lonesome Pine Poetry Contest, Third Place.

“Outhouse Lilies.” Short Story. 2003 Lost State Writers Conference, Scholarship Winner.

“Lonely Hollow.” Short Story. 2003 Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest, Second Place.

“Lunch Hour.” Poetry. 1997 Virginia Highlands Festival Creative Writing Contest, Second Place.

“The Terrapin Herder.” Short-Short Story. 1995 Virginia Highlands Festival Creative Writing Contest, Third Place.