Center for Fiction, Emerging Writer Fellowship, 2016
Best American Essays, Notable Essay, 2016
"Eight Fantastic New Writers to Look Out For" - Huffington Post
Pushcart Prize Nomination, Exposition Review, 2017
Best American Essays, Notable Essay, 2015
Pushcart Prize Nomination, The Southern Review, 2014
"Florida Valedictorians from 2000 Make Their Mark" - Sun Sentinel
"Interview - Hafeez Lakhani, Memoirist, Essayist, Fiction Writer" - mariewritesandedits.com
Indiana Review, Nonfiction Prize Finalist, 2015
Pen Center USA, Emerging Voice Fellow, 2011
Santa Fe Art Institute, Residency 2011
Glimmer Train, Family Matters, Finalist, 2013
Glimmer Train, New Writers Award, Finalist, 2013
Gotham Writers Workshop, Student News
"Writer Hafeez Lakhani Awarded PEN Center USA's 2011 Emerging Voice Fellowship" - IsmailiMail