Selected Recognition
2026
SANTA FE WRITERS PROJECT
THE PRICE OF ASH - SHORTLISTED - NOVEL
2025
FAULKNER-WISDOM AWARD
ME & MICKEY - RUNNER UP - NOVELLA
THE PRICE OF ASH - FINALIST - NOVEL
BLUE HELMETS - FINALIST - NOVEL IN PROGRESS
2023
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS - COLORADO GOLD
THE PRICE OF ASH - FINALIST - LITERARY NOVEL
2020
PIKES PEAK WRITERS - ZEBULON AWARD
RENT MONEY: A ME & MICKEY STORY - SHORT STORY
Long Form Fiction
About The Price of Ash
About The Price of Ash
About The Price of Ash
Amid war and the brutal charcoal trade in Congo, Peacekeeper Ina Bishop rescues a young boy conscripted by militia forces. With the boy’s life and his own soul on the line, Bishop must choose between his desire for revenge and his need for redemption.
About ME & MICKEY
About The Price of Ash
About The Price of Ash
Amid war and the brutal charcoal trade in Congo, Peacekeeper Ina Bishop rescues a young boy conscripted by militia forces. With the boy’s life and his own soul on the line, Bishop must choose between his desire for revenge and his need for redemption.
Zebulon Award
Grand Prize Winner
Grand Prize Winner
Pikes Peak Writers Group
Short Story
Grand Prize Winner
Grand Prize Winner
Grand Prize Winner
E.M. Koeppel Short Fiction Contest
Short Story
First Place
Grand Prize Winner
First Place
Short Story
Finalist
Third Place
First Place
Nonfiction
Third Place
Third Place
Third Place
Writers-Editors Network
Annual International Writing Competition
Short Story
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