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Writing Awards

Happy At Work, Shortlisted manuscript, 2024 Penguin Literary Prize

Princess Coup - Shortlisted, Newcastle Short Story Award 2023

Happy at Work - Longlisted, Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize 2023

Resting Periods - Shortlisted, Albury City Short Story Award 2021

Impersonating an Artist - Longlisted, Booranga Short Story Prize 2020

Cigarettes and T-Shirts - 3rd Place, Albury City Short Story Award 2020

Laundromat - Shortlisted, Newcastle Short Story Award 2020 

Laundromat Cafe - Shortlisted, Albury City Short Story Award 2019 / Longlisted, Booranga Short Story Prize 2019

Learning to Throw - Longlisted, EJ Brady Short Story Competition 2018

Sapphires - Shortlisted, Alan Marshall Short Story Award 2016

From the Fake to the Real - Winner, The Age Short Story Award 2005

Distracted by Children - Shortlisted, The Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize 2003

The Girls' Room - Varuna/HarperCollins Award for Manuscript Development 2002 

Australia Council for the Arts Emerging Writers Grant 2001

Australian Society of Authors Mentorship with Gillian Mears 2001

2nd Place, FAW Jim Hamilton Award for an Unpublished Manuscript 2000

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