| Fiction & Narrative Nonfiction AMERICAN MOON 1st place 2005 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) (Ethnic Family Saga) Semi-finals Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2008 2005 Colorado Gold Contest Finalist (RMFW) (Commercial Literary Fiction) MU SHU MAC-N-CHEESE 2nd place 2008 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) (Upmarket Women's Fiction) Quarter Finals Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2010 (pending) DANCING WITH JOHN WAYNE Honorable Mention 2005 Writer's Digest Writing Competition (Personal Essay) HOT FLASH 2nd place 2005 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) (Mainstream Fiction) SUSHI IN BED 1st place 2005 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) (Short Story) THE LAST TABOO Finalist 2005 Colorado Gold Contest (RMFW) (Lady Lit - General Fiction) EASY 2nd place March/April 2008 Writer's Digest Your Story Competition (over 1,100 entries) Reading Writers Contest 2009 - First Round Finalist (Flash Fiction) THE SNOW DAY Second Round Finalist Reading Writers Contest 2009 (Flash Fiction)  The Mark Twain Award (included a scholarship) The Northwest Poetry Prize (included an award of $500) NCTE Award for Excellence The beyond War Short Story Award. |
 Feature Length Screenplays KNOCK ON WOOD 1st place 2005 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (with Christian M.Lyons) CHARTRES 2nd place 2003 SouthWest Writers Contest (with Janet Fogg) EATING A HEARSE 2nd place 2002 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) Semi-finals BlueCat Screenplay Competition 2008 NO ONE ASKED THE RIVER 2nd place 2001 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) (with Janet Fogg) NO ONE ASKED THE RIVER Top 100 2001 ALL SHE WROTE Contest (with Janet Fogg) NO ONE ASKED THE RIVER Semi-Finalist 2000-2001 Moondance Festival screenplay contest (with Janet Fogg) HEADHUNTERS 1st place 2000 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC)(with Janet Fogg) NO ONE ASKED THE RIVER Finalist 2000 Southwest Writers Contest (with Janet Fogg) THE DARK SIDE OF MORNING LIGHT 3rd place 1999 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest (PPWC) Short Scripts EATING A HEARSE Honorable Mention 2004 Lighthouse Writers/Denver Film Institute's short film script contest THE PROPOSAL Honorable Mention 2005 Boulder Asian Film Festival (with Christian M. Lyons) |
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