Some of these stories have been previously recognised in New Zealand literary awards:
Sleepwriting - shortlisted for the BNZ Katherine Mansfield Awards, 2003
Credit - shortlisted for the Manhire Prize Creative Science Writing, 2007
Testing - declared winner of Takahe Short Story Competition, but then had entry withdrawn for being over the word count (!) 2010
River - runner-up Takahe Short Story Competition, 2011
Taken - runner-up AUT Creative Writing Competition, 2012
Sitting Ralph, or Love in as Many Names - winner Rangitawa Short Story Competition, 2013
Red Bucket - very highly commended, NZ Society of Authors Graeme Lay Short Story Competition, 2014
They Are – winner IKA Creative Writing Prize, MIT, 2016