Pulitzer Prize Finalist—Godric

National Book Award Finalist—Lion Country

O. Henry Award–“The Tiger”

Irene Glascock Prize for Poetry

Rosenthal Award—The Return of Ansel Gibbs

Christianity and Literature Belles Lettres Prize—Brendan

American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters

Christianity Today’s Critic’s Choice Award—Son of Laughter

MLA’s Conference on Christianity and Literature’s Book of the Year—Son of Laughter

Lifetime Achievement Award—Conference on Christianity and Literature