McCrae was the recipient of a 2011 Whiting Writers'Award, and in 2012 McCrae's collection "Mule" was a finalist for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and a PEN Center USA Literary Award.
McCrae was the recipient of a 2011 Whiting Writers'Award and a 2013 NEA Creative Writing Fellowship. In 2012, McCrae's collection "Mule" was selected as a finalist for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and a PEN Center USA Literary Award.