For Last Day in the Dynamite Factory
2015 The Readings Prize for New Australian Literature (Shortlist)
For The Beloved
2011 Queensland Premier’s Literary Award
for Emerging Queensland Writer (Winner)
2013 FAW Christina Stead Award (Commended)
2013 The Miles Franklin Literary Award (Shortlist)
2013 Nita B Kibble Award - (Winner)
For Unpublished Work
2002 The Marian Eldridge Award (Winner)
2007 Varuna/Longlines Award (Winner)
2010 Varuna/Penguin Fellowship (Shortlist)
Hachette Manuscript Development (Shortlist)
2011 Varuna/Pan Macmillan Fellowship (Winner)