2007: The Long Dry – Awards, Betty Trask Prize and Awards
2016 – 2021: Becomes Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Aberystwyth University – Aberystwyth, Wales, He held a Royal Literary Fund fellowship at Aberystwyth University.
2016: Writes episodes of Hinterland – He wrote two episodes of Hinterland, the detective series set in west Wales.
2019: Elected FRSL – He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.