Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best First Book, Africa Region (The Clothes of Nakedness) - 1999
Afrique Newsmagazine WEB DuBois Award for Literature - 2000
Resident Novelist, Window to Africa Radio/Afriscope Radio (2000 - 2003)
BBC Play of the Week (The Clothes Of Nakedness) - March 2001
Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best Book, Africa Region (The Sun by Night) - 2006
IPPY Gold Award for Adult Multicultural Fiction (The Other Crucifix) - 2011
Semifinalist, Screencraft Short Story Contest (The Three Books of Shama) - 2017
Finalist, Snyder Poetry Prize (Innocence of Photographs) - 2019
Illumination Book Award for Poetry (Bronze) (Songs of Benjamin) - 2021
Christian Indie Award (Poetry) (Songs of Benjamin) - 2021
African Literature Association's Book of the Year Award - Creative Writing (Obsessions of Paradise) - 2021
Pan African Writers Association Book of the Week (The Clothes of Nakedness) - 2023
Finalist, Eyelands Book Awards - November 2023
Resident Novelist, The African Novel (Digital Newsletter)