KEEPING MY NAME - 2006 Poets' Prize Award, 2004 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Poetry Finalist, 2005 Independent Publisher Book Award Semi-Finalist (Poetry)

OLD LAS VEGAS - 2005 Southwest Book Award (Border Regional Library)

CHILD OF MANY RIVERS - 2005 Southwest Book Award (Border Regional Library), 2006 WILLA Literary Awards Finalist (Women Writing the West)

CACTI OF THE TRANS-PECOS AND ADJACENT AREAS - 2005 Southwest Book Award (Border Regional Library)

VIETNAM CHRONICLES - Army Historical Foundation LTG Richard G. Trefry Award

FERNS AND FERN ALLIES OF THE TRANS-PECOS AND ADJACENT AREAS - 2005 Correll Award of the Texas Native Plant Society

BLOOD KIN - 2004 ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist (Historical Fiction), 2005 Western Writers of America Spur Award Finalist (Best Novel of the West), T.C.U. 2005 Texas Book Award Finalist

A THOUSAND MILES OF STARS - 2005 Western Writers of America Spur Award (Poetry), 2004 ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist (Poetry)

6666: PORTRAIT OF A TEXAS RANCH - 2004 ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist (Photography)

PATROLLING CHAOS - 2004 ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist (Political Science)

ICONS OF LOSS AND GRACE - 2004 ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist (Nature), 2004 PubWest Western Regional Book Design and Production (Trade/Non-illustrated)

TEXAS GHOST STORIES - Storytelling World Magazine Award

DETACHMENT FAULT - 2004 ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist (Mystery), 2004 Mountains & Plains Booksellers Award Finalist (Adult Fiction)

WINDMILL TALES - 2004 Mountains & Plains Booksellers Finalist (The Arts)

BORN TO THIS LAND - 2004 Academy of Western Artists Will Rogers Award (Cowboy Poetry Book)

GREAT LONELY PLACES OF THE TEXAS PLAINS - 2003 ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist (Poetry)

A SEPARATE SPHERE: DRESSMAKERS IN CINCINNATI'S GOLDEN AGE, 1877-1922 - 2004 Millia Davenport Publication Award Finalist, 2004 Ruth Emery Book Award (The Victorian Society in America)

SEEING THE ELEPHANT - 2004 Western Writers of America Spur Finalist (Juvenile Non-fiction), 2003 ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist (Juvenile Non-fiction)

THE LONG WAY WEST - 2004 Western Heritage Award (Outstanding Juvenile Book), 2004 Western Writers of America Spur Finalist (Juvenile Fiction)

VIETNAM AND BEYOND - 2003 American Academy of Diplomacy Special Citation

WHISPERS IN DUST AND BONE - 2004 Western Writers of America Spur Winner (Best Western Short Fiction - "Second Nature"), 2003 John Gardner Fiction Award Finalist (Binghamton University), 2003 ForeWord Silver Award for Short Fiction

THE CALLINGS - 2003 Western Writers of America Spur Award Finalist (Best First Novel)

TEXAS NATURAL HISTORY - 2003 San Antonio Conservation Society Citation, 2004 Correll Award of the Texas Native Plant Society

GET ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES - 2003-2004 Lamplighter Book Award Nominee

THE GREAT STORM - 2003 Western Heritage Award (Outstanding Juvenile Book), 2004-2005 Lamplighter Award Nominee

SETTING THE WORLD IN ORDER - 2002 ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist (Poetry)

THIS HOUSE OF WOMEN - 2002 Women Writing the West Award (Contemporary Fiction)

DELFINO'S JOURNEY - 2002 Western Heritage Award (Outstanding Juvenile Book)