Waimate Cowboys, Longlisted, Micro Madness competition, National Flash Fiction Day 2022
Cows, Winner Canterbury Regional Award, National Flash Fiction Day 2021
She’s a Long Road, Longlisted, New Zealand National Flash Fiction Day Micro Madness 2021
Peach Crumble, Highly Commended, takahe short story competition, 2019
Throw away the Doormat, Longlisted, New Zealand National Flash Fiction Day Micro Madness 2019
Two Miles to Springsteen, Shortlisted, UK National Flash Fiction Day, Micro Fiction Competition 2019
More than Money, Winner, ECan Seaweek Poetry Competition 2019
The Perfect Stanger, Winner, Cooney Insurance Cambridge Autumn Festival 2017
The Albatross, Third Place, Cooney Insurance Cambridge Autumn Festival 2016
Mud Boy, Second Place, Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award 2016
Unexpected Visitor, Third Place, NZSA Heritage Week non-fiction writing competition, 2015
The Witch Catcher, Shortlisted, New Zealand Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award 2015
Marmalade, Shortlisted, takahe short story competition, 2014
The Big Wave, Highly Commended, National Flash Fiction Day Competition, 2014
Gone Eeling, Highly Commended, National Flash Fiction Day Competition 2013
The Cottage, Shortlisted, Christine Cole Catley Award, 2013
Transit 2360, Shortlisted, The Royal Society of New Zealand Manhire Prize for Creative Science Writing 2012
Finalist, Guardian Young Travel Writer of the Year, 1999