It’s always lovely when creative work is recognised for its merits. I’m delighted to have received a number of awards, commendations and shortlisting for my Middle Grade novel and YA work in progress, my short fiction for adults and, most recently, poetry.

Yeovil Literary Prize 2025 – longlisted in Poetry for Red Admiral

Exeter Novel Prize 2025 – longlisted for Mulberry Court

Propelling Pencil Flash Prize 2022 – longlisted for Summer Nights and shortlisted for Teabag

Shoreham Wordfest Poetry Prize 2020 – 2nd prize winner for my poem No Change

Wells Festival of Literature Children’s Novel Competition 2020 – shortlisted for YA novel Treasure

Bath Flash Award June 2020 – shortlisted for How I summoned a monster

Write Festival Short Story Competition 2019 – winner for The Raindrop

Exeter Flash Fiction Competition 2019 – 2nd prize for Tin Man

Wells Festival of Literature Children’s Novel Competition 2018 – shortlisted for Middle Grade novel The Stone Feather

Winchester Literature Festival Short Story Competition 2018 – Shortlisted and Highly Commended for The Raindrop