Dozens of awards from national and local writing organizations, including:
· Winner, 2006 Arlene Award, American Society of Journalists & Authors. This monetary award is presented for articles that make a difference in a community.
· Five first-place journalism awards from California Press Women for news and feature articles
· Second and third place awards from the National Federation of Press Women for news articles and newspaper columns
· Third-place fiction-writing award in the International Raymond Chandler Writing Competition
· Three-time national finalist, Romance Writers of America Golden Heart competition
· Third-place fiction-writing award in the International Raymond Chandler Writing Competition
· Third-place award, historical novels, San Diego Book Awards