Swimming in Words was recently announced as one of five finalists in the 8TH Eyelands Book Awards; it has been shortlisted in the LGBTQIA+ category.
The Eyelands Book Awards is an international book contest jointly established 9 years ago by Eyelands literary magazine and Greek publishing house, Strange Days Books. This year, submissions were received from 33 countries. The Grand Prize winner in each of 8 categories wins 5-days accommodation in Athens, and/or translation into Greek for their title.
Also, Good Reading Magazine have included a review for The Art in My Palm in their December issue.The Art in My Palm was a Quarter-finalist recognition in the Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize—both the Aust Soc of Authors and Books+Publishing mentioned the news.