Awards and Recognition
Journalism
● Florida Press Association 2011 Better Weekly Contest: Arts, entertainment and review reporting
– Third place, "Serkis’ performance dominates Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
● Florida Press Association 2010 Better Weekly Contest: Criticism
– Second place, "Watch out for pea soup, the devil's back on the big screen," review of The Last Exorcism
● Florida Press Association 2009 Better Weekly Contest: Criticism
– Third place, “State of Play tackles corruption”
● Florida Press Association 2007 Better Weekly Contest: Criticism
– First place, “Unconventional Casa Blue surveys artist’s surreal life”
● Florida Press Association 2005 Better Weekly Contest: Criticism
– Second place, “Narnia lives up to its potential”
● Florida Press Association 2005 Better Weekly Contest: Special Section
– Third place, Consumer How to Guide
Fiction and Poetry
● Best Horror of the Year 2010
– Honorable Mention for the short story “Wild with Hunger” in Dead History
● Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2008
– Honorable Mention for the short story “Passage to Oblivion” in High Seas Cthulhu
● Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2003
– Honorable Mention for the poem “Her Horrible Silence” in Wicked Hollow, Issue 4, 2002
● Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 1999
– Honorable Mention for the short story “The Assassination of Emil Butha” in Mindmares, Issue 2, 1998
Scholastic
● University of South Florida Charles F. Brooks Award for Technical Writing, 2001
● Outstanding Staff Member Award, St. Petersburg College, 1988
● Editor, Obelisk literary magazine, St. Petersburg College, 1987 – 1988
● Florida Press Association 2011 Better Weekly Contest: Arts, entertainment and review reporting
– Third place, "Serkis’ performance dominates Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
● Florida Press Association 2010 Better Weekly Contest: Criticism
– Second place, "Watch out for pea soup, the devil's back on the big screen," review of The Last Exorcism
● Florida Press Association 2009 Better Weekly Contest: Criticism
– Third place, “State of Play tackles corruption”
● Florida Press Association 2007 Better Weekly Contest: Criticism
– First place, “Unconventional Casa Blue surveys artist’s surreal life”
● Florida Press Association 2005 Better Weekly Contest: Criticism
– Second place, “Narnia lives up to its potential”
● Florida Press Association 2005 Better Weekly Contest: Special Section
– Third place, Consumer How to Guide
Fiction and Poetry
● Best Horror of the Year 2010
– Honorable Mention for the short story “Wild with Hunger” in Dead History
● Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2008
– Honorable Mention for the short story “Passage to Oblivion” in High Seas Cthulhu
● Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2003
– Honorable Mention for the poem “Her Horrible Silence” in Wicked Hollow, Issue 4, 2002
● Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 1999
– Honorable Mention for the short story “The Assassination of Emil Butha” in Mindmares, Issue 2, 1998
Scholastic
● University of South Florida Charles F. Brooks Award for Technical Writing, 2001
● Outstanding Staff Member Award, St. Petersburg College, 1988
● Editor, Obelisk literary magazine, St. Petersburg College, 1987 – 1988
