*WRITING AWARDS*
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
2025 NFSPS Contest
1st place - Miriam S Strauss Award #37
“Fickle Hearts”
SERIOUS WRITERS
2025-2024 Serious Writer of the Year Award
1 of 4 Named Finalists in May 2025 - YA/Spec Fiction - Winners to be Announced
“After the Rain”
CASCADE AWARDS
2025 Cascade Christian Writers Contest
Finalist - Speculative Fiction
“The Pride of Being in Love Like Jane”
TAPESTRY AWARDS
2025 Florida Word Weavers International Award
1st Place - Short Fiction
“The Forgiving Tree”
2nd Place - Poetry
“enough-ness”
1st Place - YA
“Einstein’s Folly”
West Coast Christian Writers
2024 Goldie Writing Contest
3rd Place - YA
“After the Rain”
Arizona Poetry Society
2024 Poetry Contest
2nd Place - Aging Theme
“Watercolor Legacy”
Realm Makers
2024 Aurora Awards Contest
2nd Round
“After the Rain”
Florida Christian Writers Conference
2024 SonShine Awards Contest
2nd place - Poetry
“Fickle Hearts”
(My love-hate relationship with Pride and Prejudice)
3rd Place - Poetry
“Snow-Painted Conversations”
3rd Place - Speculative Fiction
“After the Rain”
After the Rain - 3rd Place
Snow-Painted Conversations - 3rd Place
Fickle Hearts - 2nd Place
Me at the 2024 Florida Christian Writers Conference Awards Celebration
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
2024 NFSPS Contest
1st place - Poetry Society of Indiana Award #25
“yesterday’s storm”
AND
2nd Place - Iowa Poetry Association Award #34
“The King’s Words”
Publication in ENCORE: Prize Poems 2024
Published in Encore - 2024 Prize Poems
Amazon Affiliate Link on Cover Below
CHILDREN’S BOOK INTERNATIONAL AWARD
2024 American Writing Awards
Double Winner - Picture Book Category and Inspirational Category
Double Finalist - Religious Category and Children’s Literature
“Grief Like Rain”
TAPESTRY AWARDS
2024 Florida Word Weavers International Award
1st Place - YA
“Spinning Like Van Gogh”
2nd Place - Poetry
“fishing for phosphorescence”
2nd Place - Short Nonfiction
“Sunset-Answered Prayers”
540 WRITERS COMMUNITY AWARDS
2023 Writing Competition Award
2nd Place - Short & Flash Fiction
“Not Yet Home”
3rd Place - Children’s Literature
“Grief Like Rain”
2nd Place - Poetry
“Embrace of Hope”
3rd Place - Essay - Nonfiction
“Sunset-Answered Prayers”
WEST COAST CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE
2023 - Goldie Award
1st Place - Children’s & YA
Golden Goldie Award - BEST in CONTEST Award
“Grief Like Rain”
FLORIDA CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE
Word Weavers International
MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD - 2023
WRITE HIS ANSWER CONFERENCE
Poetry Winner - 2023
Winner - Published Poet Contest
“the stuff of life and prayers”
SERIOUS WRITER
Writer of the Year Award - 2023
HONORABLE MENTION - YA
“Pixelated Clues: The Art of Escaping”
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
2023 NFSPS Contest
3rd place - The Robbie Award - #33
“the last time we spoke”
and
Honorable Mention - Children’s Poem
“The Bird Who Hatched a Plan.”
Publication in ENCORE: Prize Poems 2023
Amazon Affiliate Link on Cover Below
BLUE LAKE CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE
2023 - Living Water Award
HONORABLE MENTION - Poetry - Published Author
“Phosphoresity”
Cascade Christian Writers
2023 - Cascade Contest Finalist
Finalist - Poetry (Concept Picture Book)
“Grief Like Rain”
Contest Awards
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2019-2022 ART CONTESTS & AWARDS
The first three photos are from 2019 at BRMCWC.
The next three are from 2020 virtual conference live streaming at home.
ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers)
2022 - 1st Impressions Contest
Finalist - Young Adult Category Entry for 2022
Pixelated Puzzles
List of Finalists - 2022 ACFW 1st Impressions Contest.
This year I recognize several names in the industry since my first conferences in early 2019. What a joy to get to know such lovely writers and creative individuals. If your name is listed and we have not met, please introduce yourself and send me an email!
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
2022 NFSPS Awards
1st place - The Robbie Award - #33
“somehow-somewhere”
First Published in ENCORE: Prize Poems 2022
Amazon Affilitate Link on Book Cover Below.
Encore 2022 Table of Contents
ENCORE: Prize Poetry 2022
Cover image of the annual poetry publication of the prize winning poems of the NFSPS contest for 2022.
Check out the annual contest each year at NFSPS and enter up to 50 poems for $10.
Iowa Poetry Association
2022 LYRICAL IOWA WINNER
3rd Place - Ekphrastic Poetry Category
“Imagined Conversations”
First published - LYRICAL IOWA - 2022 Anthology. Purchase from IPA.
American Christian Fiction Writers
Virginia Chapter
2021 CROWN AWARDS FINALIST - ACFWVA
Finalist - Suspense/Split Time Fiction
“Potemkin Masks”
2021 Crown Award Finalist. Congratulations to Andra and Sarah! What a joy it has been over the past 4 years getting to know various writers and creative souls through the Christian writing organizations. Check out the link to all the winners for 2021.
Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference (BRMCWC)
2021 FOUNDATION AWARDS - Virtual Attendance
1st Place - Suspense
“Potemkin Masks: The Art of Hiding”
2021 BRMCWC FOUNDATION AWARD - 1st place for Suspense
Florida Christian Writers
2021 FLORIDA TAPESTRY AWARDS
1st Place - Short Fiction - “Waves of Hope”
2nd Place - Poetry - “Phosphoresity”
Honorable Mention - Children’s Literature - “Gerald, the Germ Bug”
2021 Florida Tapestry Awards; 1st Short Fiction, 2nd Poetry, Honorable Mention Children’s Literature
BRMCWC Virtual Conference Awards
2020 FOUNDATION I AWARDS
1st Place - Poetry - “A Psalm of Praise”
2nd Place - Short Stories - “Waves of Hope”
3rd Place - Mystery/Suspense Fiction - “Potemkin Masks”
In 2020, Covid pressed everyone inside their homes and forced the conference to go toward a virtual model. Empowered by my newly discovered love for digital art and my continuing fascination with technology, I learned ZOOM, Affinity Design apps, Procreate App, Canva, and many, many more geeky tools. The staff help virtual classes and meetings and chose to host two separate FOUNDATION AWARDS in 2020. These are my awards for the Foundations Group I. Imagine my surprise and my delight.
Ohio Christian Writers Contest by Serious Writers
2019 BLUE SEAL AWARDS
1st Place - Poetry
“Fight Songs”
1st Place - POETRY - Blue Seal Awards in 2019
One of the first writing contests I entered since my husband retired and I began my writing career. Praise the Lord!
Florida Christian Writers
2019 FLORIDA TAPESTRY AWARDS
2nd Place - Poetry
“Fight Songs”
TAPESTRY Awards - 1st for A Poetry Collection
After earning a second award in 2019, and proceeded to plan conferences and contests for 2020, I stepped into the flow of a new career path which blended with my love for artsy projects, brilliant and meaningful language, and picked me up on God’s courage journey. I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn another craft in my senior years.
