Awards and Achievements
2025
January: AWC Furious Fiction January - Shortlisted
January: Globe Soup Micro 'Casino" - 1st Place
2024
December: Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction - Longlisted
December: Quiet Man Dave Prize - 2nd Prize
December: Aesthetica Creative Writing Award - Shortlisted
November: Smokelong Quarterly Grand Micro - Longlisted
November: Mslexia Short Story Contest - Longlisted (x 2)
October: The Oxford Flash Fiction Prize - Finalist
October: The Bridport Prize Flash Fiction - Shortlisted (x2)
October: Sydney Hammond Memorial Short Story Prize - 1st Prize
October: Best of the Net - Nomination
October: Globe Soup Micro The Sea - Winner
October: Doris Gooderson Short Story Prize - Shortlisted
September: The London Independent Story Prize - Finalist
September: The Edinburgh Short Story Award - Highly Commended
September: Gwyl Anglesey Writing Festival Flash Fiction Competition - Winner/Honourable Mention
August: Bookness Creative Writing Prize - Winner
August: Leicester Writes Short Story Prize - Longlisted (withdrawn)
August: Globe Soup Inspired by Art - 1st Prize & 4th Prize
July: Henshaw Press Short Story Competition - 1st Prize
July: Write By the Sea Kilmore Quay Flash Fiction Contest - Shortlisted
July: Bath Short Story Prize - Shortlisted
July: MTP Short Story Prize - 2nd Prize
June: AWC Furious Fiction - Longlisted
June: Freefall Magazine Short Story Contest - Shortlisted
June: Frome Festival Short Story Contest - Longlisted
June: New Writers Flash Fiction Contest - Longlisted (x2)
June: Creative Writing New Zealand Short Story Prize - Longlisted
May: Sadie Tells Stories Writing Magic - Winner
April: The Alpine Fellowship - Shortlisted
April: Fish Short Story Contest - Shortlisted
March: Globe Soup Micro Inspiration- Runner Up
February: Fiction Factory Short Story Contest - Honorable Mention
February: The Bedford Prize - Longlisted
February: The Wenlock Olympian Society Story Contest - Shortlisted
February: Bath Flash Fiction Award - Longlisted
February: Globe Soup Genre Smash - Top Tier Finalist
January: Iron Clad Short Story Contest - 2nd Prize
2023
November: Off Topic Short Fiction - Winner
November: Globe Soup Micro - Runner up
November: SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest - Longlisted
November: Failing Writers Podcast Micro - 3rd Prize
October: Off Topic Fiction - Winner
October: Gold Coast Writers Association Short Story Prize- Longlisted
August: Globe Soup 7 Day Challenge - Finalist
August: Globe Soup Micro Serendipity - Runner up
June: Globe Soup Drabble Contest - 3rd Prize
June: Vocal Media Word Hunt - Runner Up
May: Fabula Aestas - Winner
May: The Plaza Prize for Flash Fiction - Longlisted
May: Globe Soup 7 Day Challenge - Finalist
April: The Commonwealth Short Story Prize - Shortlisted
April: The Exeter Novel Prize - Shortlisted
March: Bournemouth Writing Prize - Runner up
February: Vocal Media Reset Your Password - Runner up
February: Off Topic Fiction - Honourable Mention
February: Writers Playground - Winner
February: Genre Con Story Contest - Winner
January: Wenlock Olympian Society Story Contest - Longlisted
2022
December: Louise Walters Page 100 Contest - Shortlisted
December: Sadie Tells Stories Writing Mischief - Winner
December: Right Left Write Contest - Honourable Mention
December: Vocal Media The Aquarium - Runner up
December: Save As Writers Short Story Myth - Shortlisted
December: The Best of Times Contest - Highly Commended
December: Exeter Story Prize - Winner
November: Globe Soup Micro Paranormal - Finalist
October: Off Topic Fiction - Winner
October: Globe Soup 7 Day Challenge - Honourable Mention
September: Leicester Writes - Shortlisted
September: Globe Soup Micro Metamorphosis - Finalist
September: Globe Soup 7 Day Challenge - Honourable Mention
August: Vocal Media Runaway Train - Runner up
August: Globe Soup 7 Day Challenge - Finalist
July: Fabula Nivalis - 3rd Prize
July: Globe Soup Micro Cats - Runner up
Earlier:
March 2021: AWC Furious Fiction - Winner
December 2019: AWC Furious Fiction - Longlisted
September 2019: AWC Furious Fiction - Winner