AWARDS

Rodney's books have garnered multiple writing awards, a testament to the author's deep respect for storytelling and craft. To date, Rodney has earned EIGHT first-place contest awards, along with being named a finalist many times. These writing awards include:​

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BROKEN LACES

Winner – 2011 Crested Butte Writers

Winner – 2010 Panhandle Professional Writers

Winner – 2009 Maryland Writers' Association

Winner – 2007 North Texas Professional Writers

Second Place – 2007 Houston Writers Guild

Third Place – 2007 San Gabriel Writers League

Third Place – 2007 Crested Butte Writers

Quarterfinalist (Top 5%) – 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards

Finalist – 2008 Writers' League of Texas

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SPACE IN THE HEART

Semifinalist (Top 1%) – 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards

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WHAT REMAINS BEHIND

Winner – 2024 Killer Nashville: Claymore Award (Best Unpublished Mainstream/Commercial)

Finalist – 2024 PNWA / Pacific Northwest Writers Association (Romance)

Third Place – 2024 RWA Kiss of Death: Daphne du Maurier Award (Long Romantic Suspense)

Third Place – 2024 Contemporary Romance Writers: Stiletto (Romantic Suspense)

Finalist – 2023 PNWA / Pacific Northwest Writers Association (Romance)

Finalist – 2019 Writers' League of Texas (Romance)

Finalist – 2016 Writers' League of Texas (Mainstream/Literary)

 

GLORY OF THE LEOPARD

Winner – 2024 Killer Nashville: Claymore Award (Best Unpublished Mainstream/Commercial)

Finalist – 2024 PNWA / Pacific Northwest Writers Association (Women’s Fiction)

Second Place – 2024 Wyoming Writers (Adult Fiction)

Finalist – 2019 Writers' League of Texas (Mainstream/Literary)

 

SPIRIT OF THE GAZELLE

Winner – Houston Writers Guild

Winner – West Virginia Writers

Finalist – 2024 Killer Nashville: Claymore Award (Best Unpublished Action Adventure)

Finalist – 2024 PNWA / Pacific Northwest Writers Association (Mystery)

Finalist – Writers' League of Texas

Second Place – Panhandle Professional Writers

Third Place – 2024 Wyoming Writers (Adult Fiction)