Winner, Nilsen Prize for a First Novel (2017)- Winner, Encircle Publications Chapbook Contest (2015)
- Finalist, Mississippi Review Prize (2010)
- Artist of the Year, Meriden (CT) Arts Council (2009)
- Pegasus Award, Verse Drama, Poetry Foundation (2007)
- Pablo Neruda Award, Nimrod International Journal (2006)
- Washington Award, The WordWorks (2006)
- Second Place, Sunken Garden Poetry Festival National Competition (2006)
- Poetry Fellowship, Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, Office of the Arts (2005)
- White Pine Press Poetry Prize (2003)
- Honorable Mention, Two Rivers Review Poetry Prize (2002)
- Third Place, Kimera Poetry Contest (2001)
- Finalist, The Mississippi Review Poetry Competition (2001)
- First Prize, Common Ground Review Poetry Contest (2000)
- First Prize, Georgia State University Review Poetry Contest (2000)
- Finalist, Robert Penn Warren Award, Cumberland Review (2000)
- Third Place, Portland PEN Poetry Contest (2000)