Jim Rowson’s Uncommon Scents (written with Bruce Berls and published in 2022) was shortlisted for the prestigious Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize. The Eric Hoffer Book Award is one of the largest international book awards for small, academic, and independent presses. Fewer than five percent of nominated books are shortlisted for the grand prize. Uncommon Scents was also a finalist for the First Horizon Award, given to debut authors, and received an Honorable Mention in the Science Fiction/Fantasy category. Uncommon Scents was a finalist in the First Novel category of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the largest International awards program for indie authors and independent publishers.