| 2008 | Creative writing workshops Nambucca Heads Primary School & Bowraville Central School |
| 2004 | Tom Howard Prose Contest, USA Commended Blowout! |
| 2003 | Panel member Autumn Writing Festival NSW Writers Centre ‘Expatriate and Local Novice meet Local pro’ Chair: Malcolm Knox (Acting Literary Editor, Sydney Morning Herald) |
| 1994 | A&R Bookworld National Unpublished Novel Competition Shortlisted (13 of 400 entries) for manuscript White Noise. Later published as Falling Glass |
| 1993 | Ulitarra Short Story Competition Shortlisted Maitland’s Cow |
| 1992 | University of Canberra National Short Story Competition Finalist Maitland’s Cow |
| 1991 | Writer’s Project Grant, Australia Council for the Arts Literature Board: Novel, White Noise. |
| 1991 | Victoria FAW John Morrison Short Story Award 3rd prize From the Balcony 4th prize Maitland’s Cow |
| 1991 | Stand Magazine International Short Story Competition Runner-up Always, Never |
| 1991 | The Age Short Story Competition Shortlisted (25 from 1510 entries) Maitland’s Cow |
| 1991 | Writers in the Park, Harold Park Hotel Invited reader Hard Grain; Dogs |
| 1990 | Victorian FAW Alan Marshall Award, Unpublished Manuscript Winner Short Story Collection: Always, Never |
| 1990 | Victorian FAW John Morrison Short Story Award Section Commended: Blowout! |
| 1989 | Tamworth Drama Festival Winner Best unpublished playThe Burial (one-act play) |
| 1987 | Arafura Short Story Competition, Northern Perspective – Darwin Institute of Technology Press Winner The Burial |
| 1987-88 | Produced and presented ‘The Writers Program’, local and national works of poetry and prose on 2BOB FM Radio, Taree |