Lyric Winner
The USA Songwriting Competition 2022
Cheap as a Kiss (with Eric Ramsey)
19th Annual NSAI/CMT Song Contest 2019
The Price Of A Song
The Great American Song Contest 2021
God or Something (with Eric Ramsey)
The Great American Song Contest 2019
The Price Of A Song
Dallas Songwriters Association 2019 Winter
Ashes in Paradise (with Harri Wolf)
Dallas Songwriters Association 2018 Fall
The Price Of A Song
The 35th Mid-Atlantic Song Contest 2018
The Price of a Song (Gold Award)
The Great American Song Contest 2002
Farewell, Pennsylvania
Austin Songwriters Group 2002
Farewell, Pennsylvania
Dallas Songwriters Association 2002
There Are No Cowboys in Nashville
Unisong International Song Contest 2001
Faded Beauty
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Other Awards
American Songwriter Lyric Contest July/August 2023
No Love Lost Cafe (with Harri Wolf) – Honorable Mention
The 2022 Great American Song Contest
Memorial Day (with Eric Ramsey) - Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting - Lyrics
Runner-up Grand Prize Winner Dallas Songwriters Association 2021
Gone Gone Gone (with Eric Ramsey)
The 2021 Great American Song Contest
God or Something (First Place - Lyrics) (with Eric Ramsey)
For A Song (Finalist - Folk/Americana) (with Eric Ramsey)
The Hardest Thing to See (Finalist - Lyric Writing)
The 2019 Great American Song Contest
The Price Of A Song (First Place - Lyrics)
Streets of Seattle (Finalist - Folk/Americana & Lyrics) (with Mike P. Ryan)
35th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest 2018
Gold Award - The Price of a Song (Lyrics)
Honorable Mention - Einstein Washes the Dishes (Lyrics)
Honorable Mention - Homeless Sky (Lyrics)
UK Songwriting Contest 2022
Semi-Finalist - Cheap as a Kiss (Lyrics) (with Eric Ramsey)
Commended Entry - Cheap as a Kiss (Folk/Acoustic) (with Eric Ramsey)
Commended Entry - No Love Lost Cafe (Folk/Acoustic) (with Harri Wolf)
26th Annual USA Songwriting Competition 2021
Honorable Mention - Homeless Sky (Folk)
38th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest 2021
Finalist - God or Something (with Eric Ramsey)
Honorable Mention - Broken Mirror
36th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest 2019
Finalist — The Ruins of Our Age
Honorable Mention — A Bat Flying in the Night
Honorable Mention — The Things I Didn’t Do for You (with Eric Ramsey)
The Great American Song Contest 2020
Top Five Lyric Winner - The Ruins of Our Age
Finalist - Gun for Hire (Folk/Americana)
UK Songwriting Contest 2021
Commended Entry - Broken Mirror (Lyrics)
Semi-Finalist - Gone Gone Gone (Unplugged/Acoustic) (with Eric Ramsey)
UK Songwriting Contest 2020
Commended Entry - Dying in the Distance (Lyrics)
Commended Entry - The Ruins of Our Age (Lyrics)
Commended Entry - The Things I Didn't Do for You (Love Songs/Lyrics) (with Eric Ramsey)
UK Songwriting Contest 2019
Semi-Finalist - The Price Of A Song (Lyrics)
Commended Entry - A Bat Flying in the Night
International Songwriting Competition 2019
Semifinalist - The Price of a Song (Lyrics)
Dallas Songwriters Association 2019
Semi-Finalist - Gone Gone Gone (Americana/Bluegrass) (with Eric Ramsey)
Semi-Finalist - The Weight of a Dream (Americana/Bluegrass) (with Harri Wolf)
Dallas Songwriters Association 2019
Semi-Finalist - Just to Keep Breathin' (Americana/Folk/Bluegrass)
Semi-Finalist - The Things I Didn't Do For You (Love Songs) (with Eric Ramsey)
Dallas Songwriters Association 2019
Semi-Finalist - The Things I Didn’t Do for You (with Eric Ramsey)
Semi-Finalist - Blasphemous Kiss (with Eric Ramsey)
Dallas Songwriters Association 2020 Winter Lyric Contest
Second Place - Dying in the Distance
Dallas Songwriters Association 2018 Winter Lyric Contest
Third Place - Homeless Sky
Dallas Songwriters Association 2019 Winter Lyric Contest
1st Place – Ashes in Paradise (with Harri Wolf)
Dallas Songwriters Association 2018 Fall Lyric Contest
1st Place – The Price Of A Song
2nd Place – Blasphemous Kiss (with Eric Ramsey)
Dallas Songwriters Association 2018 Song Contest
Honorable Mention - Movin' On (Americana)
Semi-Finalist - If I Step Onto That Train (Love Songs)
Austin Songwriters Group Summer 2018 Song Contest
Finalist - Homeless Sky (Bare Bones, Folk/Americana, Lyrics)
20th Annual Great American Song Contest 2018
Finalist - Homeless Sky
UK Songwriting Contest 2018
Semi-Finalist - Blasphemous Kiss (Lyrics) (with Eric Ramsey)
Highly Commended Entry - Movin’ On- (Acoustic / Folk)
Commended Entry - If I Step Onto That Train (Indie)
Special Mention -- Homeless Sky (Acoustic / Folk)
Austin Songwriters Group Fall Song Contest 2017
3rd Place - When You Found Me (Bare Bones)
Honorable Mention - When You Found Me (Love Songs)
Dallas Songwriters Association Spring 2017 Lyric Contest
2nd place - Cheap Motel (with Scott Thorn)
Dallas Songwriters Association Summer 2017 Lyric Contest
Semi-Finalist - If I Step onto That Train
Your Music Out Loud Competition 2017
Short List - Faded Beauty (Lyrics)
Short List - Santa Fe (Lyrics)
UK Songwriting Contest 2017
Higher Commended Entry - Hearts Wide Open (Christian/Gospel)
Higher Commended Entry - When You Found Me (Love Songs)
Higher Commended Entry - Our Lady of the Alleyways (Lyrics)
Special Mention - Santa Fe (Lyrics)
Dallas Songwriters Association Song Contest 2016
Hearts Wide Open – First Place (Christian)
33rd Mid-Atlantic Song Contest 2016
Finalist - Hearts Wide Open (Gospel/Christian/Inspirational)
Honorable Mention - Blood on Our Hands (Gospel/Christian/Inspirational)
Great American Song Contest 2016
Finalist - Hearts Wide Open (Christian/Inspirational)
UK Songwriting Contest 2015
Commended Entry - Weapons of Love (Christian/Faith
DSA Lyric Contest 2015
Honorable Mention - If I Hold You Tenderly
10th Annual Great American Song Contest 2008
Finalist - He Will Answer Me (Pop/Adult Contemporary)
American Songwriter Lyric Contest | September/October 2008
“He Wants to Make Love” | Honorable Mention
American Songwriter Lyric Contest May 2003
“There Are No Cowboys in Nashville” (with Harri Wolf) – Noteworthy (honorable mention)
Austin Songwriters Group Songwriting Contest 2002
Lyric Winner - Farewell, Pennsylvania
Second Place - Santa Fe (Lyrics)
Honorable Mention – Faded Beauty
Finalist - Morning In The Promised Land (Religious/Inspirational)
Dallas Songwriters Association 2002
Lyric Winner - There Are No Cowboys in Nashville
Second Place - Samson (I Dreamed I Was a Weapon). (Lyrics)
Third Place - Things Happen Fast (Lyrics)
Third Place - Light of the World (Christian)
Finalist - Morning in the Promised Land (Christian)
Finalist - Weapons of Love (Christian)
Finalist - Morning in the Promised Land (Christian)
Great American Song Contest 2002
First Place Lyric Winner - Farewell, Pennsylvania"
2001 Unisong International Song Contest
First Place Lyric Winner – Faded Beauty
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USA Songwriting Competition
NSAI/CMT Lyric competition
Great American Song Contest
Mid-Atlantic Song Contest
Dallas Songwriters Association
Austin Songwriters Group
Unisong International Song Contest
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