Production
WINNER, BEST FEATURE, Bronze, SONY Radio Awards 2010
BEST NEW DIRECTOR (TV) FINALIST: shortlist of 4, BAFTA Awards 2001
WINNER, BEST ARTS PROGRAMME, Bronze, SONY Awards 1999
WINNER, BEST MAGAZINE PROGRAMME, Gold, SONY Awards 1991
Drama
WINNER, Julia Darling Travel Fellowship, New Writing North, 2019
WINNER, GOLD AWARD, BEST DRAMA New York Radio Festival, 2018
FINALIST, of 3 for BEST RADIO DRAMA Writers Guild Awards 2013
FINALIST, runner up in BBC North’s new writing competition Alfred Bradley BBC Radio Drama Awards 2005
Fellowships
MACDOWELL COLONY FELLOWSHIP, USA 2017
HAWTHORNDEN WRITER’S FELLOWSHIP, SCOTLAND 2015
ROYAL LITERARY FUND ADVISORY FELLOW 2015 to 2018
ROYAL LITERARY FUND FELLOW, SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY 2012 to 2015