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FABER IMAGINED FUTURES PRIZE

THINGS I LEARNED WHILE I WAS DEAD

Second place February 2023

Bath Children’s Novel Award

Short listed January 2023

THE OTHER SIDE OF NORMAL

Searchlight Children’s Novel Opening Award

Short listed January 2023

TRUTH IS NOT A SOLID THING (SINCE RENAMED THE OTHER SIDE OF NORMAL)

Retreat west monthly micro

RECLAIM THE NIGHT

Shortlisted July 2022

i am writing memoir

DECEMBER

First place, June 2022

Listen to the judge’s comments.

Sponsored by Shared Memories

I am writing flash fiction

THE TOOTHFAIRY’S DAUGHTERS

First Place, June 2022

Retreat West Monthly Micro fiction

EVERYDAY EULOGY

Listen

Short Listed, February 2022

GRANDPA’S LEGACY

People’s Prize Winner, January 2022

Book Pipeline YA Novel Award

Things I Learned While I Was Dead

Runner up, October 2021

Arvon Opening of A novel Competition

Things I Learned While I Was Dead

First Place, May 2021

Winchester Writers Children’s Novel Contest

Things I Learned While I Was Dead

Third Place, May 2021

Retreat West Monthly Micro fiction

The Squall

Longlisted, March 2021

Retreat west monthly mirco fiction

The Last Quarter of my Heart

Longlisted, October 2020

Mslexia Children’s & YA Novel award

Things I Learned While I Was Dead

Longlisted, September 2020

reflex autumn Flash fiction 2020

DELIVERY

Longlisted

THe Times chicken house children’s fiction competition

Things I Learned While I Was Dead

Longlisted

Flash Fiction Festival Micro Fiction Contest 2020

EYE, AYE, I

First place

TSS Flash 400, 2018

THIS NIGHT’S SECRETS

Longlisted

Flash 500 Short Story Contest 2018

ODD SUNDAY

Third Place

The Writers Bureau Short Story Competition 2014

THE DELIVERY MAN

Second Place

The Doris Gooderson Short Story Comp 2014

WHEN GLORIA WAS HERE

Third place

Writing Magazine Ghost Story Competition 2013

PLAYING OUT

First place

Flash Fiction World Quarterly Competition 2013

GOING BACK TO FRANK

Third place

Writers’ Forum Magazine, monthly competition, 2013

MOON BRIDE

Third place

Writers’ Forum Magazine, monthly competition, 2012

OTHER PEOPLE’S VOICES

Second place