Awards
- 2014, Current Nominee, American Library Association, Rainbow Books, GLBTQ Books for Children and Teens, Wonderland
- 2012: Finalist, American Library Association, Rainbow Books, GLBTQ Books for Children and Teens, Swimming to Chicago
- 2012: Finalist, ILA (Independent Literary Award), Swimming to Chicago
- 2011: LGBT Rainbow Awards, Best LGBT Coming of Age/Young Adult Novel, Mesmerized
- 2011: Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Award, Walking to K-Mart to Buy a Dolly Parton Album
- 2011: Saints and Sinners Short Fiction Contest, Finalist, Backfire (Selected by John Berendt)
- 2008: World AIDS Day Writing Contest, Don't Mention It (play) and You Wonder (poem)
- 2008: Slam Boston Award, Best Stage Play, Johnny Ramirez Really Wants To Kiss Me
- 2008 Split This Rock Poetry Contest, 3rd Place, Latin Freestyle
- 2007 New Works for Young Women, 3rd Place, Sky Lines
- 2007: Carrie McCray Literary Award, Best Stage Play, Bracelets and Boyfriends
- 2003: Elly Award, Best Original Script, Better Places To Go
- 1997: Elly Award, Best Original Script, Somebody's Baby
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