Mary's Awards...
 
""Taming the Storm Within" Well Versed Literary Works 2014 
Nonfiction (First Place)
 
"Quilting A Lasting Tradition" Well Versed Literary Works 2013
Nonfiction (Third Place)
 
"Barney Big Ears"  Great Beginnings Heartland Writers Guild 2011
Conference  Children's Picture Book (First Place)
 
"The Ballad of Norman T." Great Beginnings Heartland Writers Guild 2011 Conference  Poetry (First Place)
 
"Daddy's Courage" The Storyteller Magazine People's Choice Award
(Second Place)
 
"The Ugly Valentine Box" Best Nostalgia Article (Honorable Mention)
 
"Count With Me at Grandma's House" Great Beginnings Heartland Writers Guild 2006  Children's Picture Book (Second Place)
 
"Andy Runs A Red Light"  Great Beginnings Heartland Writers Guild 2004 Conference  Short Story  (Finalist)
 
"Andy's Bubblegum Ride" Great Beginnings Heartland Writers Guild 2004 Conference  Children's Picture Book  (Finalist)