Writing Awards

First Prize

November 2007 - Boroondara Literary Awards

• Dead (please note: this story may be confronting and is not suitable for children.)
  

August 2007 - Robinson's Bookshop Short Story Competition (equal first)

• Must Save the World Before Breakfast
  

May 2007 - Break a Leg Theatre Group - one-act play competition

• Dealer Wins (1-act play) (PDF only)

October 2006 - Wimmera Writing Competition for Older Adults - story for young people

• Not All Black

July 2005 - Robinson's Bookshop Short Story Competition

• Don't Trifle With the Law
  

Second Prize

December 2015 - Geelong Writers Twisty Fiction Writing Competition

• Remote Control

November 2008 - Billabong Valley Short Story Writing Competition

• I'm Not Stupid, Stupid

May 2008 - Grenfell Henry Lawson Verse and Short Story Competition (Poetry)

• Mind Your Language
  

October 2007 - Fellowship of Australian Writers (NSW North Shore) Prose Competition

• Dolphin Dreaming
  

November 2006 - Billabong Valley Short Story Writing Competition

• I'll Send You the Bill

November 2006 - Fellowship of Australian Writers (Qld) Soapbox Competition

• Walk a Mile in Their Shoes
  

Third Prize

October 2015 - CJ Dennis Poetry Competition

• A Street Too Far

October 2008 - Toolangi Festival CJ Dennis Poetry Competition

• The Startbroke Cup
  

November 2007 - Best of Times Short Story Competition

• Don't Trifle With the Law
  

Highly Commended

April 2013 - FAW Barbara Ramsden Award (for editing)

• Dirty Fracking Business (Peter Ralph)

April 2014 - FAW Barbara Ramsden Award (for editing)

• Norwood - it changed the face of Melbourne (Roland Johnson)

July 2009 - Winter Words Competition

• Rain Girl

December 2008 - The Writers' World Short Story Competition

• I'll Send You the Bill

December 2008 - Writers' Resource Centre Inaugural Short Story Contest

• Clivia

July 2008 - Gold Coast Writers Paint 'n' Prose Competition

• Shiny Man
  

January 2008 - Blackened Billy Verse Competition

• The Startbroke Cup
  

September 2007 - Hawkesbury River Writers Fictional Competition (short story)

• Some Relation
  

Commended

December 2009 - FAW Jennifer Burbidge Award (short story)

• A Different Slant

December 2008 - FAW Mornington Peninsula Prize (short story)

• Clivia

November 2008 - Siriol Kate Giffney Literary Award (open short story)

• The Prize

November 2008 - Siriol Kate Giffney Literary Award (open poetry)

• Just Go and Let Us Be

November 2008 - North Eastern Writers 2008 Poetry & Short Story Competition

• Dootangana

April 2008 - Best of Times Short Story Competition

• Remote Control
  

March 2008 - The Apollo Award - Eaglehawk Dahlia & Arts Festival Literary Competition (poetry)

• Mind Your Language
  

September 2007 - CJ Dennis Literary Awards (short story)

• A Shot in the Arm

June 2006 - Scribblers Literary Competition (short story)

• Some Relation
  

March 2011 - FAW Mary Bruce Grant Award (short story for children)

• The Prize

Shortlisted

December 2008 - Short & Sweet One-Act Play Competition (Sydney)

• Don't Trifle With the Law (10-minute play)

July 2007 - FAW (NSW/ACT) 20th Anniversary Literary Competition (poetry)

• Where Am I? Where Are You?

April 2006 - Raspberry & Vine Short Story Competition

• The Wisdom of Fools