Awards & Prizes

“Animal Testing”

A woman reflects on her true nature after being type-casted by a bartender and ghosted by her internet boyfriend.

Finalist
Alice Munro Short Story Contest, 2020
Judged by internationally acclaimed and award-winning Canadian author Jane Urquhart

Longlisted
Pulp Literature
The 2020 Raven Short Story Contest

Longlisted
Blank Spaces Magazine
2021 50/50 Fiction Anthology Contest

“Low-Hanging Fruit”

A man contemplates picking up his ex-affair partner’s lookalike during a night out with the boys.

Second Prize
Eden Mills Festival of Authors Read at the Fringe Contest, 2020
Judged by Omar El-Akkad, Winner of Canada’s 2021 Giller Prize

“Nighthawks”

A man fleeing a traumatic break-up stops at a roadside diner in the middle of the night, and discovers that he may be what’s on the menu.

Honourable Mention, Genre (Horror) Fiction
89th Annual Writers’ Digest Short Story Competition, 2020

“You, On Your Thirty-Fifth Birthday”

A woman suffering from postpartum depression goes on a solo birthday lunch and reflects on the night she almost ran away from her family.

Honourable Mention, Mainstream/Literary Fiction
89th Annual Writers’ Digest Short Story Competition, 2020

“The Shave”

A woman shaves her husband’s beard as she contemplates his infidelities and the pandemic ravaging their country.

Third Prize
Toasted Cheese Midsummer Narrative Writing Contest, 2020