Awards
- 2008 Midwest Travel Writers Association - 2nd Place
- Doris Larson received 2nd place at the 2008 MTWA Conference for her Sept 2008 article "Simple Pleasures" that appeared in Cleveland magazine.
Mark Twain Award 2004- The Midwest Travel Writers Association in 2004 awarded Doris Larson with the Mark Twain Award's First Place Prize for her book, Great Inn Getaways from Cleveland.