Awards
2018
| 2018 Short Fiction Prize - (Winner) |
2017
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International Dublin Literary Award 2017 - (Long-listed) WRITING.IE Short Story of the Year 2017 - (Short-listed) |
2016
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M.M. Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction 2016 - (Long-listed) |
2015
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The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award 2015 - (Shortlisted) |
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Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year 2015 - (Shortlisted) |
2014
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Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition - (Shortlisted) |
2013
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Gladstone's Library Mystery Lady Writing Competition - (Winner) Flash Section |
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THRESHOLDS International Short Story Feature Writing Competition - (Winner) |
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Edge Hill Short Story Prize with Mother America - (Longlisted) |
2012
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Jane Geske Award Take a Leap Flash Fiction Award |
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The Pineapple Prize - The Juno Charm - (Shortlisted) |
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Frank O’Connor Intl Short Story Prize - Mother America - (Longlisted) |
2011
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The Dublin Review of Books Flash Fiction Competition Short Fiction competition (UK) - short story - (Runner-Up) Accenti Writing Awards (Canada) - short story - (2nd place) New Writer Prize (UK) - short story - (Longlisted) |
2010
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Edge Hill Short Story Prize - (Shortlisted) The Black Diamond Poetry Prize - (Joint 2nd) Arts Council Bursary The Irish Writers' Exchange Short Story Competition - (Runner-Up) - IWE Willesden Herald Short Story competition - (Shortlisted) - The Willesden Herald 2010 Irish Blog Awards - (Shortlisted for her blog Women Rule Writer) 1st Dublin Literary Death Match - Winner Dublin Review of Books - Flash Fiction - (Shortlisted) |
2009
| Templar Poetry Pamphlet competition - Winner |
| iYeats Poetry Competition - (Commendation) |
| European Prize for Literature - (Shortlisted) |
| Frank O’Connor Intl Short Story Prize - Nude - (Shortlisted) |
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) |