| Templar Poetry Pamphlet competition – Winner |
| iYeats Poetry Competition – (Commendation) |
| European Prize for Literature – (Shortlisted) |
| Frank O’Connor Intl Short Story Prize – Nude – (Shortlisted) |
Awards
2008
| The Strong Award for Best First Poetry Collection – Tattoo~Tatú (Shortlisted) |
| Leyney Writers Award – Short Story |
2007
| Jonathan Swift Award – short story |
| Aidan Higgins Prose Competition – short story (Runner-up) |
| People’s College Writing Competition – short story (Runner-up) |
| Happenstance – short story (Shortlisted) |
| Phillip Good Memorial Prize – short story (Shortlisted) |
2006
| Dromineer Literary Festival Short Story Prize – short story |
| Frank O’Connor Intl Short Story Prize – To The World of Men, Welcome (Longlisted) |
| FISH Short Histories Two – short story (Shortlisted) |
| Willesden Short Story Competition – short story (Shortlisted) |
2005
| Hennessy Award – short story (Shortlisted) |
| Bibliofemme Story Award – short story (Shortlisted) |
| Firewords Poetry Award – group of poems – (Runner-up) |
| Hiberno English Poetry Award – poem – (Runner-up) |
2004
| Cúirt New Writing Prize – short story |
| Arts Council Bursary – Literature |
2003
| Francis MacManus Award, RTÉ – short story |
| Cecil Day Lewis Award – short story |
| START Chapbook Prize – group of stories – (Shortlisted) |
2002
| FISH Prize – short story (Shortlisted) |
2001
| Cathal Buí Short Story Prize – short story |
| Hennessy Award – short story (Shortlisted) |