 He was a Scholar in Creative nonfiction at the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, and a Finalist in the Associated Writing Programs' Award in Creative Nonfiction.He was Featured Writer at the 2013 Emory & Henry Literary Festival at Emory & Henry College and his work and life were the subject of "The Iron Mountain Review", Volume XXX.A long-time member of The Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative, he is Editor Emeritus of "Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel", an annual anthology of contemporary Appalachian writing.