Winner of Chattanooga Writer’s Guild April Poetry Contest (2024)

Nomination for Best of the Net Anthology for “The FIrst Time” (2023)

Nomination for “The Name He Wore” (2023)

Chapbook Semi-finalist for “Reflections of Feral Mother” (2023)

Finalist for “A Mother’sGuide to Dying” (2022)

Honorable Mention for “Her Name Was Theosa” (2022)

Semi-finalist for “Eulogy for Ntozake Shange” (2020)

Honorable Mention for Peter K. Hixson Memorial Award (2019)

3rd Place for Poetry Award for “Dayclean” (2019)

1st Place for “My Father on His Deathbed” (2015)

Chapbook finalist for “Migration” (2019)

Semi-finalist for “Ode to Joy Spring” (2017)

Semi-finalist for “Camille” (2016)

Finalist for “Migration” (2017)

Finalist for “A Place to Lay Their Heads” (2016)

Honorable Mention for “Thoughts over Breakfast” (1983)

Honorable Mention for “The Homecoming” (1983)