Awards and Recognition
2023: First Place: Chanticleer International Book Awards: the Chaucer Award for Dark Age, Medieval, and Renaissance Fiction: The Lady of the Cliffs.
2022: First Place: Chanticleer International Book Award for Supernatural Paranormal Fiction: The Lady of the
Cliffs
2022: Finalist: Chanticleer International Book Awards: the Chaucer Award for Early Historical Fiction: Megge of
Bury Down.
2021: First Place: Chanticleer International Book Awards for Supernatural Paranormal Fiction: Megge of Bury Down
2021: Distinguished Favorite: Independent Press NYC Big Book Award for Historical Fiction: The Lady of the
Cliffs
2021: Distinguished Favorite: Independent Press NYC Big Book Award for Book Cover Design: The Lady of the
Cliffs
2021: Gold: The Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Award for Audiobook, Fiction: Megge of
Bury Down
2021: Silver: Independent Book Publishers Association's Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Megge of Bury Down
2021: Gold: Mom's Choice Award for excellence in family-friendly media: Megge of Bury Down
2020: Distinguished Favorite: Independent Press NYC Big Book Award for Historical Fiction: Megge of Bury Down
2020: Distinguished Favorite: Independent Press NYC Big Book Award for Book Cover Design: Megge of Bury
Down
2018: Third Place, 2018 Petrichor Audio Magazine Petrichor Reprint Award: "Bay Window"
2017: Second place, Pennwriters' In Other Words Contest, May 20, 2017: "302"
2015: First place, Writers' Billboard Flash Fiction Contest, August, 2015: "Mama's Girl"
First place, Writers' Billboard First Chapter Contest April, 2015 Prologue, Megge of Bury Down
2014: First place, Writers' Billboard Flash Fiction Contest, July 2014: "302"
2000: Jesse H. Neal Award
"The Jesse H. Neal Awards are the most prestigious editorial honors in the field of specialized journalism."
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2022: First Place: Chanticleer International Book Award for Supernatural Paranormal Fiction: The Lady of the
Cliffs
2022: Finalist: Chanticleer International Book Awards: the Chaucer Award for Early Historical Fiction: Megge of
Bury Down.
2021: First Place: Chanticleer International Book Awards for Supernatural Paranormal Fiction: Megge of Bury Down
2021: Distinguished Favorite: Independent Press NYC Big Book Award for Historical Fiction: The Lady of the
Cliffs
2021: Distinguished Favorite: Independent Press NYC Big Book Award for Book Cover Design: The Lady of the
Cliffs
2021: Gold: The Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Award for Audiobook, Fiction: Megge of
Bury Down
2021: Silver: Independent Book Publishers Association's Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Megge of Bury Down
2021: Gold: Mom's Choice Award for excellence in family-friendly media: Megge of Bury Down
2020: Distinguished Favorite: Independent Press NYC Big Book Award for Historical Fiction: Megge of Bury Down
2020: Distinguished Favorite: Independent Press NYC Big Book Award for Book Cover Design: Megge of Bury
Down
2018: Third Place, 2018 Petrichor Audio Magazine Petrichor Reprint Award: "Bay Window"
2017: Second place, Pennwriters' In Other Words Contest, May 20, 2017: "302"
2015: First place, Writers' Billboard Flash Fiction Contest, August, 2015: "Mama's Girl"
First place, Writers' Billboard First Chapter Contest April, 2015 Prologue, Megge of Bury Down
2014: First place, Writers' Billboard Flash Fiction Contest, July 2014: "302"
2000: Jesse H. Neal Award
"The Jesse H. Neal Awards are the most prestigious editorial honors in the field of specialized journalism."
http://www.siia.net/neals