SmartWriters.com's Write It Now: Shorts Competition
2nd place, Young Adult division
Whispers from the Desert
YA Historical Fiction
http://www.smartwriters.com/content/blogcategory/151/132/

SmartWriters.com's Write It Now: Shorts Competition
2nd place, Young Readers division
"Moon Ranger 7"
MG Contemporary Fiction 
http://www.smartwriters.com/content/blogcategory/27/20/

Finalist in the Kimberly Colen grant competition
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Peach Pits, Pantaloons, and the Purple Plague
YA Historical Fiction

Finalist in the Sue Alexander Most Promising New Work Award
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
The Spotted Crane Summer
YA Contemporary Fiction