Writing

— Second place in 2016 for long features reporting Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA)
— Second and third places in 2014 for long features reporting from the WNPA
— Second place in 2013 for Last day ditch in long features from the WNPA
— Third place in 2013 for Local woman champions brother’s release from imprisonment in North Korea in long features from the WNPA
— Short list finalist, the Santa Fe Writers Project’s 2011 Literary Awards Program
— Second place in 2011 in the Editorial and Commentary category from Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) (Northwest Chapter: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska)
— Third place (with Jason Cruz, Andrew Hamlin, Nina Huang, Vivian Nguyen, and Han Bui) in 2011 in the Special Content category from Society of Professional Journalists
— First place in 2009 in the Editorial and Commentary category from SPJ
— Second place in 2009 in the Editorial and Commentary category from SPJ

Design & Illustration

— Third place for my 2011 body of work in the Graphics and Illustrations category from SPJ
— First place for my 2009 Front Page Design category for my paper’s fashion issue from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA)
— Second place (with Han Bui) in the 2009 Best Front Page Design category from WNPA for the Thanksgiving Issue
— Third place for my 2009 body of work in the Graphics and Illustrations category from SPJ

Web

— Second place in 2014 for Best Website (with Han Bui) from WNPA
— Second place in 2012 for Best Website (with Han Bui) from WNPA
— First place (with Layout Editor and Graphic Designer Han Bui) in the 2009 Best Newspaper Website category from WNPA.
— Third place (with Han Bui) for 2009 Best New Website from SPJ