Competitions
2023
Bath Short Story Award, Shortlisted, Watching the Rotorangi Girls, Aug 2023
NZ Micro Madness, Flash Fiction Day, Shortlisted, House Clearance June 23
Scratch Books, Shortlisted, The Riddling Fish, June 23
Ellipsis Zine, Flash Collection, Longlisted, May 2023
Strands International, Longlisted, Flash, Last Night He Hit Me – awaiting final results
Strands International, Longlisted, Long Slow Day with Barocca and Pipis – awaiting final results.
Retreat West, Micro, Longlisted, Heart Ache, Theme ‘Collapse’, April 23
Retreat West, Micro, Longlisted, Lambing, Shearing, Branding, Theme ‘Season’ March 23
National Flash Micro Competition, Shortlist, Lovers Brief Tasting Notes, March 23
Reflex Fiction, Longlist, Flash Fiction, When the Christmas Cactus Blooms Jan 23
Retreat West Prize, Longlist, Flash Fiction, Laundry, Jan 23
Retreat West Prize, Shortlist, Micro, Postcard from Portugal, Jan 23
Cranked Anvil, Shortlist, Flash Fiction, Calculus, Jan 23
Retreat West, Longlist, Flash Fiction, Skimming, Jan 23
2022
Furious Fiction, Longlisted Overseas Experience, Flash Fiction Challenge, Dec 22
Retreat West, Prize Winner, Christmas Countdown, Flash Fiction Wrong Christmas Dec 22
Fish Publishing, Longlist, Killing Time in Aberystwyth, Short Story, Nov 22
Flash 500, Shortlist, Flash Fiction, Green Apple and the Milkman, Nov 22
Globe Soup Honourable Mention, Short Story, Extending the Olive Branch, Oct 22
Globe Soup, Finalist, 7 Day Writing Challenge. Short Story, An Ill Wind Blows the Fantail Inside Genre Gothic, Oct 22
Free Flash Fiction Competition 11, Short List, Pumping at Piha September 2022
Globe Soup, Finalist, 7 Day Writing Challenge, Short Story, Genre Western, Theme, an unlikely friendship, Sept 22
Lucent Dreaming, Short List, Short Story, Salvage, August 2022 Anthology due May 2023
Globe Soup, Honourable Mention, Short Memoir, Maxmobile, July 2022
Retreat West, Short List, Themed Flash Fiction, Calculus, July 2022
Flash 500, Longlist, The Sun Still Insists Upon Rising, July 2022
Bath Short Story Award, Long List, Extending the Olive Branch, July 2022
Globe Soup, Finalist 7 Day Writing Challenge, Short Story, Genre: Crime. Black, White & Bluey July 2022
Retreat West Runner-up Themed Flash Fiction (Forest). Disenchantment in Three Recipes June 2022
Retreat West Short List Diorama of a Better Little Life, Micro, Theme: shrink Jun-22
Free Flash Fiction Long List, Are you there? June 2022
Writers Playground 4th Place 7 day writing challenge with criteria, Short Story. Twelve Etudes May 2022
Audrey Niven Long List Flash Fiction. Long Slow day with Barocca and Pipis, April 2022
Globe Soup Finalist Avis 7 day writing challenge, Short Story, Theme: Simple Twist of Fate, Genre: horror. Last Train to East Avis April 2022
Globe Soup Finalist Micro Fiction, Theme, Orange/yellow. Forget Me Not You Double Headed Two Faced Princess. March 2022
Reflex Fiction Long List Flash Fiction, The Outhouse at Port Waikato. Feb 2022
Flash 500 Long List Watching Strictly, February 2022
Flash 500 Long List Improvisation, February 2022
2021
Retreat West Long List Micro fiction. Theme: Bottles. Preservation December 2021
Retreat West Long List Micro photo prompt. Trying to Grow Old in Peace October 2021
Retreat West Long List micro fiction. Park Out In Andalucía October 2021
Hammond House Short List Short Story, Theme Stardust. Where the Spiders Were September 2021
Retreat West Runner-up Flash. Theme: Echo. Air Cooled VW Baja September 2021
Globe Soup Finalist Micro fiction. Theme: Envy. Casting for Bigger Fish in the Sea August 2021
Retreat West Winner, Micro fiction. Theme: Bloom. Regifting July 2021
Globe Soup Finalist Micro fiction. Theme: Sloth. 'Working' From Home July 2021
Retreat West Long List Micro fiction, photo prompt. Mummy Says Let's Keep A Secret From Daddy, June 2021
Globe Soup, Winner 7 day writing challenge 1. Short story, theme: Sacrifice, Genre: Crime. Big Boys Don't Cry, February 2021
2020
Retreat West, Long List Flash, Theme: Bridges. Overseas Experience, December 2020
Retreat West, Long List Short Story, Salvage, October 2020