- Semifinalist in Literary Nonfiction Book Prize, River Teeth, 2022
- First Place, Dreamers, 2021 (Collapse)
- First Place, Women on Writing, April 2021 (The Trailer)
- First Place, Tortoise and Finch, 2017 (The Boy)
- Grand Prize, Ground Fresh Thursday, 2017
- Best News Source, Syracuse Press Club, 2009
- New York State Senate Liberty Award, 2002
- Service to Other Communities, Onondaga County Medical Society, 2001
- Trailblazer, National Organization of Women, 2000
- Best News Source, Syracuse Press Club, 2009
- New York State Senate Liberty Award, 2002
- Service to Other Communities, Onondaga County Medical Society, 2001
- Trailblazer, National Organization of Women, 2000
- Certificate of Appreciation, State of Illinois Attorney General, 1994
- Above and Beyond, Center for Prevention of Abuse, 1993
- Top Ten in Memoir Contest, AARP/Huffington Post, 2014
- Grand Prize, Ground Fresh Thursday Anniversary Contest, 2017
- First Place, “On Courage, Tortoise and Finch, 2017
- First Place, Women on Writing, April 2021
- Top Ten in CNF, Tucson Literary Festival, 2021
- Honorable Mention, Hektoen International, 2021
- First Place, Dreamers, 2021
- Runner Up, Women on Writing, April, 2022
- Top Three, Unlimited Literature, 2022
