Left to right: Women of Wadadli Awards, 2020; Burt Award, 2014; OECS Journalists Challenge Award, 2021; Anthony N. Sabga Awards (w/dad), 2023; Caribbean Media Awards, 2025.
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Literary
“Small Island” (poem) – 1st prize winner of the Poets for Human Rights Anita McAndrews Award [2025]
Short story “Jumbie Pond” – Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize [2025]
Bridget Jones bursary award (one of two awardees alongside Ubaldimir Guerra) from the Society for Caribbean Studies – provided the opportunity to present short story “Frig It!“, a story recently revised as part of a short story collection in progress, at the Society’s 47th annual conference [2024]
Story “Guinep Blossoms” among 187 longlisted from among 7,359 entries submitted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize – “Making the longlist is a significant achievement: your story was in the top three per cent of all entered into this year’s prize!” [2024]
Inaugural Intersect Antigua-Barbuda Artist-in-Residence [2024]
Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival Elizabeth Nunez Award for Writers in the Caribbean long listing for short story ‘Vincent’ [2020], “Freedom Cup – The Games are coming” [2021], “The Rumour” [2023]
Anthony N. Sabga Caribbean Awards Arts and Letters Laureate [2023]
See also: Sabga gallery link , video of video of acceptance speech
This Sabga promo video
& the video of the awards announcement.
7th placed from hundreds of entries in the Perito Short Story Prize and published in The Perito Prize Anthology [2021]
Rebel Women Lit’s Caribbean Readers Awards Honoree [2021]
Directorate of Gender Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda’s first Women of Wadadli Award for Literature [2020]
NAACP Image Award Fiction Nomination for New Daughters of Africa which includes Hillhouse’s “Evening Ritual” [2020]
Musical Youth added to Antigua and Barbuda schools reading list [possibly between 2019 and 2020]
Astrid Lindgren prize nominee [2017/2018]
United States Virgin Islands Summer Read Challenge selection – With Grace [2017]
Caribbean Writer Flash Fiction Competition winner for “When We Danced” [2015]
African American Lit Award to A Letter for My Mother which included Hillhouse’s “A Saint in Everyday Clothes” [2014]
Desi Writers Lounge Short Story Competition honourable mention for (short story) “With Grace” which was published in 2016 as a children’s picture book by Little Bell Caribbean [2014]
The inaugural Burt Award for Young Adult Caribbean Fiction, second place prize, to Musical Youth [2014]
See also Bocas, Carib Lit, and Trinidad Express. The book was added to the Antigua and Barbuda schools reading list [2018] after having been on a school reading list in Trinidad and Tobago for several years.
Short story “Amelia at Devil’s Bridge” was selected from the best Caribbean submissions to the 2013 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for inclusion in Pepperpot: Best New Stories from the Caribbean [2014]
The Missing Slate listing “Something Wicked” as “Story of the Week” [2014]
Small Axe Literary (Fiction) Prize short listing for short stories “Genevieve” and “Amelia at Devil’s Bridge”, respectively [2012, 2013]
Fellowship to participate in the Texas A & M Callaloo Writers Workshop at Brown University [2012]
David Hough Literary Prize from the Caribbean Writer [2011]
Second edition of The Boy from Willow Bend published & book subsequently added to Schools’ Reading lists in Antigua and Barbuda and Anguilla [2009]
Poem “She works” selected in national competition for a Venezuelan anthology that was never published [2009]
Michael and Marilee Fairbanks International Fellowship to participate in the Breadloaf Writers Conference [2008]
The Ministry of Health, Sports & Youth Affairs, Honourable Mention Award, “in recognition of your outstanding contribution in literary arts” [2006]
UNESCO Honour Award “for Outstanding Contribution to the Improvement of Literacy and the Development of the Literary arts in Antigua and Barbuda” [2004]
Fellowship to participate in the Caribbean Fiction Writers Summer Institute at the University of Miami [1995]
Rick James Ensemble One Act Play Competition 2nd place certificate for “Barman’s Blues” [1992]
Radio Paradise Christmas Carol Competition plaque to the Holy Cathedral Youth Choir for song composed (lyrics, melody) by Hillhouse [1988]
Tourism Independence Appreciation Week and Independence competition essay writing prizes [1980s]
Journalism
Nominated for 2 Caribbean Broadcasting Union Caribbean Media Awards for –
BEST ITEM ON A CHILD RIGHT’S ISSUE – PRINT (for “CREATIVE SPACE #6 OF 2025: THE STORY OF AMBER, ANANDA, AND NOW CHANTEL“)
&
EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA COVERAGE OF CARIBBEAN ARTS & CULTURE – PRINT (for “CREATIVE SPACE #24 OF 2025: RECOVERING STORIES LOST (THE TAINOS)“, “CREATIVE SPACE #17 OF 2025: ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO DISCOVER; HIKING MIDDLE GROUND“, and “CREATIVE SPACE #25 OF 2025: MY ART WEEK FAVES“)
[2026]
Winner of award for Excellence in Media Coverage of Caribbean Arts and Culture (Digital) at the 2025 Caribbean Media Awards for “CREATIVE SPACE #20 OF 2024: ST. JOHN’S, CITY OF STORIES“.
Nominated for 2 Caribbean Broadcasting Union Caribbean Media Awards for –
EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING ON CORAL REEFS – DIGITAL
(for CREATIVE SPACE CREATIVE SPACE #13 OF 2024: IN A WORLD OF BERYLS, MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS ARE AMONG OUR BEST BUFFERS)
&
EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA COVERAGE OF CARIBBEAN ARTS & CULTURE– DIGITAL
(for Two pieces – CREATIVE SPACE #20 OF 2024: ST. JOHN’S, CITY OF STORIES & CREATIVE SPACE #2 OF 2024: ADINKRA ALL AROUND)
[2025]
Caribbean Broadcasting Union Caribbean Media Awards – People’s Choice Awards Winner for “CREATIVE SPACE #19 OF 2022 – THE ‘HEADKERCHIEF’; HERITAGE, FASHION, CELEBRATION, AND RESISTANCE” [2023]
3rd place in the OECS ReMLit Journalist Challenge for CREATIVE SPACE series on marine culture [2021]
13th Annual Pan American Health Organization Media Award for Excellence in Health Journalism, Antigua & Barbuda Certificate of Merit, Newspaper feature category for Breast Cancer Survivors series [2005]
11th Annual Pan American Health Organization/Antigua and Barbuda Media Award for Excellence in Health Journalism, Certificate of Merit, Newspaper Feature category for ‘Zero speaks of Battle with HIV/AIDS’ [2003]
Ministry of Tourism and Environment’s Environmental Journalist of the Year award for report on the Hawksbill sea turtle conservation project [2002]
Other
Jhohadli blog top 5 on the list of “25 Best Caribbean Book Blogs and Websites” [2023] – bumped up to the top 4 in 2024
Received plaque from The Antigua and Barbuda Film Academy and the Creative Industries Department for commitment to the improvement of literacy in our island [2022]
Catapult Caribbean Creative Arts Online Grant (official grant announcement) [2020, 2022]
Dawtas of the Soil Appreci-Love presentation from Queens Collaboration. [2018]
Leonard Tim Hector Memorial Award: (from the official letter) “In keeping with Tim’s vision of the society recognizing, appreciating and rewarding its sons and daughters who have striven for and achieved excellence, the members of the LTHMC wish to commend you for your perennial and exemplary contributions to the advancement of our country, especially in areas of journalism, literary arts, and the development of our youth.” [2014]
Award at the National Youth Awards “For Your Unwavering Support of the Department of Youth Affairs” [2012]
“Award of Excellence, JCI West Indies Outstanding Young Person Award (TOYP)…awarded as one of the JCI West Indies Ten Outstanding Young Person 2011, for your unselfish Humanitarian work in Antigua and Barbuda” [2011]
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