Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection, 2006
Borders Original Voices Selection
Booklist Book of the Year, 2006
ForeWord Magazine Finalist for Best Short Story Collection of 2013
Publisher's Weekly Book of the Year, 2013
Small Press Distribution, Book of the Year, 2013
IndieFab Silver Medalist for Best Fantasy of 2015
IndieFab Finalist for Best Literary Fiction of 2015
Brighthorse Books Poetry Prize Winner 2016
INDIES Honorable Mention for Best Poetry Book of 2017
Three essays from the book ("Honor," "Passion," and "Pain") were honored as "Notable Essays" in Best American Essays