Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition: a community arts outreach program of the National League of American Pen Women

2019 – First Prize – Religious Essay Category – “The Last Responder

2016 – Second Prize – Religious Essay Category – “Nine is the Loneliest Number” (chapter from memoir)

2016 – Honorable Mention – Religious Essay Category – “I Believe” (chapter from memoir)

2016 – Honorable Mention – Memoir Vignette Category – “When the Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary” (chapter from memoir)

2015 – Honorable Mention – Religious Essay Category – “A Candle of the Lord” (chapter from memoir)

2014 – Second Prize – Religious Essay Category- “My Father’s Blessing