• Ice is Speaking, Tassy Walden Winner, nonfiction, 2016
• Sliders and Gliders, Tassy Walden Finalist, nonfiction, 2016
• Guardians of the Forest, Letter of Merit, SCBWI Magazine Merit Competition, Nonfiction, 2015
• Guardians of the Forest, CNW/FFWA, Published Nonfiction, 2nd place, 2015
• Searching for Monkeys, CNW/FFWA, Published Nonfiction, 3rd Honorable Mention, 2015
• When Nature Calls the Three-Toed Sloth, Tassy Walden Finalist, 2015
• Tuxedo Penguins in Peril, CNW/FFWA, Children's Literature, 1st Honorable Mention, 2013
• Ice King of the Mountain. CNW/FFWA, Children's Literature,6th Honorable Mention, 2013
• Winter in No Man's Land, CNW/FFWA, Children's Literature, 2nd place, 2011
• Ice birds in a Warming Land, CNW/FFWA, Children's Literature, 1st place, 2010
• The Vinland Map: The Vikings' Best Kept Secret, CNW/FFWA, published nonfiction, 2nd place, 2010
• Ice birds in a Warming Land, PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children's Discovery Award for Nonfiction, 2010
• Whale Crossing ,CNW/FFWA, Children's Literature, 1st Honorable Mention, 2009
• Hiking a Massive Sheet of Ice, CNW/FFWA , Children’s Literature, 2nd Honorable Mention, 2008
• The Beavers That Struck It Rich,Letter of Merit,SCBWI Magazine Merit Competition,Nonfict,2007
• The Crooks in the Creek, Byline, Special Honorable Mention, Nonfiction, 2006
• A Night at the Light, CNW/FFWA , Children’s Literature, 3rd place, 2006
• A Honeybee’s Secret, Byline, Honorable Mention, Nonfiction, 2006
• Save Us! Endangered Species Research, Byline, Special Hon. Mention, Nonfiction, 2005
• Creatures of the Mist, Byline, Special Honorable Mention, Nonfiction, 2005
• Monkey Business, Byline, Special Honorable Mention, Nonfiction, 2005
• Giggles, Women in the Arts, Commendation, Fiction, 2005
• A Night at the Light, Byline, Special Honorable Mention, Creative Nonfiction, 2004
• Swallowing the Food Pyramid, Letter of Merit, SCBWI Work-In-Progress Grant, Nonfiction, 2003
• Giggles From the Past, Porter Collins Storytelling Contest, 1st place, 2003
• Never in my Wildest Dreams, May Day Prose Contest, Juv. Fiction, Commendation, 2002
• Cache In on the Fun, Byline, Creative Nonfiction, Honorable Mention, 2002
Reviews
2015 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competion published nonfiction - "Science and technology come together with good fiction techniques."
"An endangered species and an exotic setting generate interest in this nonfiction article."
2010 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition Children's Literature - "well-written, interesting, well-researched and appropriate to the age group"
2010 PEN New England Children's Book Discovery Award - "Gripping," "wonderfully creative," "whole committee reads and everyone liked it"
2008 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing CompetitionChildren's Literature
2nd honorable mention - Hiking a Massive Sheet of Ice - "Interesting info, well-researched and well-told"
2006 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
3rd PLACE - Linda Rose Zajac, Vernon, CT - "A Night at the Light" (nonfiction article, sidebar, references) – Sensory description, a first person viewpoint, and interesting information about a lighthouse engage readers yet avoid the typical trap of fiction techniques overshadowing the clear presentation of nonfiction information
“The sensory detail and strong visuals are excellent attention-grabbers. Well-done.”
• Sliders and Gliders, Tassy Walden Finalist, nonfiction, 2016
• Guardians of the Forest, Letter of Merit, SCBWI Magazine Merit Competition, Nonfiction, 2015
• Guardians of the Forest, CNW/FFWA, Published Nonfiction, 2nd place, 2015
• Searching for Monkeys, CNW/FFWA, Published Nonfiction, 3rd Honorable Mention, 2015
• When Nature Calls the Three-Toed Sloth, Tassy Walden Finalist, 2015
• Tuxedo Penguins in Peril, CNW/FFWA, Children's Literature, 1st Honorable Mention, 2013
• Ice King of the Mountain. CNW/FFWA, Children's Literature,6th Honorable Mention, 2013
• Winter in No Man's Land, CNW/FFWA, Children's Literature, 2nd place, 2011
• Ice birds in a Warming Land, CNW/FFWA, Children's Literature, 1st place, 2010
• The Vinland Map: The Vikings' Best Kept Secret, CNW/FFWA, published nonfiction, 2nd place, 2010
• Ice birds in a Warming Land, PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children's Discovery Award for Nonfiction, 2010
• Whale Crossing ,CNW/FFWA, Children's Literature, 1st Honorable Mention, 2009
• Hiking a Massive Sheet of Ice, CNW/FFWA , Children’s Literature, 2nd Honorable Mention, 2008
• The Beavers That Struck It Rich,Letter of Merit,SCBWI Magazine Merit Competition,Nonfict,2007
• The Crooks in the Creek, Byline, Special Honorable Mention, Nonfiction, 2006
• A Night at the Light, CNW/FFWA , Children’s Literature, 3rd place, 2006
• A Honeybee’s Secret, Byline, Honorable Mention, Nonfiction, 2006
• Save Us! Endangered Species Research, Byline, Special Hon. Mention, Nonfiction, 2005
• Creatures of the Mist, Byline, Special Honorable Mention, Nonfiction, 2005
• Monkey Business, Byline, Special Honorable Mention, Nonfiction, 2005
• Giggles, Women in the Arts, Commendation, Fiction, 2005
• A Night at the Light, Byline, Special Honorable Mention, Creative Nonfiction, 2004
• Swallowing the Food Pyramid, Letter of Merit, SCBWI Work-In-Progress Grant, Nonfiction, 2003
• Giggles From the Past, Porter Collins Storytelling Contest, 1st place, 2003
• Never in my Wildest Dreams, May Day Prose Contest, Juv. Fiction, Commendation, 2002
• Cache In on the Fun, Byline, Creative Nonfiction, Honorable Mention, 2002
Reviews
2015 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competion published nonfiction - "Science and technology come together with good fiction techniques."
"An endangered species and an exotic setting generate interest in this nonfiction article."
2010 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition Children's Literature - "well-written, interesting, well-researched and appropriate to the age group"
2010 PEN New England Children's Book Discovery Award - "Gripping," "wonderfully creative," "whole committee reads and everyone liked it"
2008 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing CompetitionChildren's Literature
2nd honorable mention - Hiking a Massive Sheet of Ice - "Interesting info, well-researched and well-told"
2006 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
3rd PLACE - Linda Rose Zajac, Vernon, CT - "A Night at the Light" (nonfiction article, sidebar, references) – Sensory description, a first person viewpoint, and interesting information about a lighthouse engage readers yet avoid the typical trap of fiction techniques overshadowing the clear presentation of nonfiction information
“The sensory detail and strong visuals are excellent attention-grabbers. Well-done.”
