May, 2014: ANTHONY AWARD NOMINEE for Best Audio Book – CRESCENDO.
November, 2012: Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter Anthology, SoWest: Desert Justice, Suspense Magazine‘s Best of 2012 Anthology Finalist. Deborah’s story “Cave In” is featured in this anthology.
September, 2012: SNARE announced as New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Finalist in the Mystery/Suspense category.
December, 2011: 2nd Place Prize for “Waves of Regret” awarded by The Society of Southwestern Authors.
December, 2011: Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter anthology, SoWest So Wild, Suspense Magazine‘s Best of 2011 Anthology Finalist. Deborah’s story “Tombstone Epitaph” is featured in this anthology.
March, 2011: SNAREis The Hillerman Sky Award Finalist, Left Coast Crime Santa Fe. Nominated for Best Mystery which captures the landscape of the Southwest.
January 24, 2011: SNAREis nominated for The Hillerman Sky Award.
October 2008, Forge Journal literary magazine nominates “Cuba Bound” to the Pushcart Prize for consideration in the short fiction category. This is Deborah’s third nomination.
December 13, 2007: STACCATO, Deborah’s suspense thriller novel entry to the truTV (formerly Court TV) Crime Writer contest, presented by Gather.com, has finished #6 of 269 entries and moves on to the semi-final round of 25.
April 25, 2007: Indie Excellence 2007 Book Awards announces Red Coyote Press’ “Map of Murder” Winner in the Short Story Fiction Category. “Smoky Mountain Inquest” appears within the anthology.
Deborah receives her second nomination for the Pushcart Prize for the short story “Stella” from Red Coyote Press.
Arizona Literary Magazine nominates “For Katie” to the 2006 Pushcart Prize for its consideration.
Arizona Authors Association 2005 National Literary Contest awards First Place to the short story “For Katie.”
Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine (FMAM) announces “Graves of Echo Canyon” as Third Place Winner of their 2005 International Flash Fiction contest.
