Here are some awards I have won.
- First Five Forever Qld Library Picture Book competition. (2020) I entered three manuscripts. One manuscript was long listed (‘Little Wave’) and another short listed (‘Love. Hope. Together.’ originally titled ‘Sounds of Summer’.)
- Greenleaf Buds Picture Book competition. I was honoured to have Aleesah Darlison provide me with feedback on my entry ‘George the Giant’. I followed this up with a professional edit and assessment by Coral Vass.
- Hawkeye Publishing Sydney Hammond Memorial Short Story competition, where I was successfully long listed. My short story ‘Leah’ was published in their 2019 anthology ‘ALLSORTS: Stories from Under the Southern Cross’.
- CJ Dennis Society Toolangi Poetry competition 2020. My poem for children ‘Fright Night’ received 2nd prize in the category ‘Poem for children, judged by children.’ The poems were judged by school children from South Australia this year.