2004-2006 Arts Council grant to be writer in residence at the First Base Day Centre, Brighton
2002 Second Prize, Tales of the City competition, The Insight newspaper, Brighton
2000 Society of Women
Writers and Journalists Award towards costs of my creative writing MA, UEA
Since 2005 I have also raised over £217,000 for the First Base Arts Project and Creative Future to help train, develop and promote marginalised artists and writers from the following organisations: