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Awards

Semifinalist
2020 Hearten Book Awards, a division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions
For Mango Rash: Survival Lessons in the Land of Frangipani and Fanta.

First Place
2018 Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Awards, memoir/nonfiction category
For 
Mango Rash: Survival Lessons in the Land of Frangipani and Fanta.


Finalist
43rd New Millennium Writings Literary Awards - Nonfiction, 2017
For "Tabu," an excerpt from my memoir, 
Mango Rash: Survival Lessons in the Land of Frangipani and Fanta.

Finalist
Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards, 2017
One of ten nonfiction finalists. For a one-chapter excerpt of my memoir, 
Mango Rash: Survival Lessons in the Land of Frangipani and Fanta.

Honorable Mention, Magazine Feature Article Category
85th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition, 2016
For "A Widow's Tale," originally published in Health magazine.

Finalist
Top of the Mountain Book Award, 2015

Northern Colorado Writers
One of four nonfiction finalists. For first 20 pages and synopsis of memoir, Mango Rash: Survival Lessons in the Land of Frangipani and Fanta.

Finalist
Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards, 2015
One of ten finalists. For a two-chapter excerpt of my memoir, Mango Rash: Survival Lessons in the Land of Frangipani and Fanta.

Excel Award, Bronze (third place), 2007
Society of National Association Publications
For best feature article in magazines over 100,000 circulation. Awarded to Arthritis Foundation for my article, "Breaking the Rules." 

First place Gold Award for Best Feature, 2004
Magazine Association of the Southeast
Awarded to Arthritis Foundation for my article, "Oh, Swell." 

Most Valued Person Award, 1993
American Motorcyclist Association
Awarded for my article, "Women Who Ride With the Wind," published in Detroit Free Press.

Finalist, multicultural division, 1992
JC Penney-University of Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards
For work published in Detroit Free Press.

Pulitzer Prize nomination, 1991
Nominated by Detroit Free Press.

National Headliner Award, 1988
Part of a Detroit Free Press team that received the award for coverage of the Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crash.

First place, Science writing award, newspapers over 25,000 circulation, 1986
National Society of Professional Engineers
Awarded for my article, "Will Science Fill the Pothole Gap?", published in Detroit Free Press.





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