Awards and Recognition

Novels

• Golden Stake Award, International Vampire Film and Arts Festival, for The Promise Keeper, 2019

Short Stories

• Brand New Weird Nomination, 2022
• First Place Fiction/Nonfiction, The Outlet, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, “$5.99”,     2014
• Second Place Prose, The Outlet, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, “The Garage Door”, 2013
• Bram Stoker Award Finalist, Sycorax’s Daughter, 2018             
• Honorable Mention, N.E.B. Productions, One-Page Story Contest, “Flowers”, 2004

Screenplays

• Screenplay of the Year, Inexorable, 2022
• Best of Fest, Go Indie Film Festivals, Best Horror: Inexorable, 2021             
• Fame Factor Award, Best Horror: Inexorable, 2021                                                   
• Best Horror, The Atlanta International Cinefest, The Black Hole, 2021
• Best Short Screenplay, The Southern California International Cinefest, Idol, 2021
• Best Horror, The Southern California International Film Festival,  Inexorable, 2021
• Best Horror, The Miami International Cinefest, Inexorable, 2021
• Best Horror, GO Washington DC Independent International Film Festival, Inexorable, 2021
• Best Horror, The Dallas International Cinema Awards, Elevator, 2021
• Best LGBTQ Screenplay, Košice International Film Festival, Life in Technicolor, 2021
• Best Psychological Horror Short Script, Hollywood Horrorfest, Elevator, 2021
• Best Screenplay (Short Screenplay Category), Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival, 271 Raeburn Avenue, 2021
• Best Screenplay Short, Five Continents International Film Festival, Inexorable, 2021
• Best Horror Screenplay, Northern Virginia International Film and Music Festival, Crescendo, 2021
• Best Screenplay Short, Indo-Global International Film Festival, Elevator, 2020
• Best Horror Screenplay, Northern Virginia International Film and Music Festival, Missy,  2020
• Best Afrofuturism/Horror/Sci-Fi Screenplay, Urban Media Makers Film Festival, The Black Hole, 2020
• Harold L. Brown Award, Northern Virginia International Film and Music Festival, for Home Party, 2019

• Finalist, Renegade Film Festival, Crescendo, 2022
• Second Place/ Runner Up, Lit Scares International Horror Festival, Elevator, 2021 Semi-Finalist, Lit Scares International Horror Festival, Inexorable, 2021
• Semi-Finalist, GenreBlast Film Festival, Crescendo, 2021
• Finalist, Hollywood Horrorfest, 271 Raeburn Avenue, 2021
• Finalist, Hollywood Horrorfest, Crescendo, 2021
• Finalist, Crimson Screen Film Festival, Inexorable, 2021
• Semi-Finalist, Screamwriting Festival, Crescendo, 2021
• Quarter Finalist, Shriekfest Horror/SciFi Film Festival, Don’t Answer Your Phone!, 2021
• Nominated, Best Short Script, Carnage Awards/Diabolical Horror Film Festival, Life in Technicolor, 2021
• Finalist, Urban Media Makers Film Festival, Idol, 2020
• Semi-Finalist, NOLA Horror Film Fest, The Black Hole, 2020
• Semi-Finalist, Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards, 271 Raeburn Avenue, 2020
• Finalist, GenreBlast Film Festival, Don’t Answer Your Phone!, 2020
• Nominated, Best Horror, Northern Virginia International Film and Music Festival, The Black Hole, 2020
• Nominated, Best Action/Thriller Screenplay, Northern Virginia International Film and Music Festival, The Black Hole, 2020
• Nominated, Best Drama, Northern Virginia International Film and Music Festival, Don’t Answer Your Phone!, 2019

Other

• Recognized as one of the 100+ Black Women in Horror, S. Saulson, 2018                                                 
• Author of the Month, Camp Horror, 2004
• Recognized in ‘The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol 15’, Crescendo (novel), 2004                                       
• Recognized on the Top Ten Book List for 2003, Creature Feature Tomb, Caliginy (collection), 2003