House of Rose
Chanticleer International Book Awards, First Place in Paranormal, 2020
Firebird Award for Urban Fantasy, 2020
Pulpwood Queen Bonus Book for 2020
“A Dead Mockingbird” published in Secrets by Negative Capability Press, 2018. Nominated for a Pushcart Award.
“Mother’s Music” (essay) published in These Summer Months, an anthology named a finalist in the 2017 International Book Awards for Anthologies: Non-Fiction, 2017
Angels at the Gate
Gold for Historical Fiction, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, 2016
Silver IPPY for Historical Fiction, 2016
“Mother’s Music” (poem)
3rd place, Birmingham Library Haiku Contest, 2015
“Fresh Cornbread”
Winner, Portland Book Review, short fiction, 2013
Noah’s Wife
Winner, ForeWord Reviews BOOK OF THE YEAR, Historical Fiction, 2009
Nominee, Alabama Library Association’s Author Awards, 2010
“Jim”
Winner, Chattahoochee Valley Writer’s Conference short story contest, 2008
“Freedom Manor”
Winner, Eugene Walters Writers Festival Termite Hall Screenplay, 2006
“The Other Gold”
Honorable Mention, Eugene Walters Writers Festival William March Short Story Award, 2006
“Trouble”
Honorable Mention, Sidewalk Film Festival’s SideWrite Screenplay Contest
Snowdancers
Second Place, Del-Rey’s Online Writer’s Contest – First Chapters Novel Contest, 1998
“Alabama Dreams in Black & White”
Honorable Mention, Alabama Writer’s Conclave, 2007
Published in Whatever Remembers Us, An Anthology of Alabama Poems–named Southern Independent Booksellers Award Finalist for Poetry, 2008
Snow Dancers
Second Place, Del-Rey’s Online Writer’s Contest – First Chapters Novel Contest, 1998
“Sea”
Winner, Magic City Writer’s Short Story Contest, circa 1980
How did being Jewish, which I inter you are from your maiden name (and btw the name of a famous deli in NYC) affect or influence your writing in any way if any?
Hi Carl,
An interesting question. (And yes, I am familiar with that deli!) Specifically, I am a humanistic Jew. I don’t know how to answer the question in general terms, but specifically, that affected how I told the story of Noah’s and Lot’s wives (Noah’s Wife and Angels at the Gate). I felt free to interpret (ala Midrashim), after a good bit of study, with my own twists and turns. In terms of nonfiction civil rights, I was drawn to include the Jewish communities’ part in at least two books (Behind the Magic Curtain and my current work in progress).