In 2022, Browne's short story A Hat for Lemer won the Commonwealth short story regional prize for Canada, UK and Europe. Competition judge Stephanos Stephanides commented that this was a striking and original story set in mid-19th century post-Emancipation St Vincent .. which provides a visceral understanding of a culture at a crucial point of social and historical transition. Browne was the first Vincentian winner of this prize.
