author of ROOTS OF THE OLIVE TREE
- 2011 Memphis Magazine Fiction Contest: Grand Prize
- 2011 Irreantum Fiction Contest: Third Place
- 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award: Semifinalist
- 2010 Brookie and D.K. Brown Fiction Contest: Third Place
- 2010 University of Memphis Graduate Creative Writing Award: Nonfiction
- 2010 University of Memphis Graduate Creative Writing Award: Poetry
- 2010 Ruth H. and Henry Loeb Scharff Award
- 2010 AWP Intro Journals: Honorable Mention
- 2008 Heather Campbell Personal Essay, Honorable Mention
- 1998 Academy of American Poets University Prize
- 1998 George A. Mahan Award for Creative Writing
Well deserved no doubt! Since you’re MY grandaughter, it gives me something to brag about.