The greatest honour is the respect of readers.
Some of the other honours that have come my way over the years include the following:
Awards & Nominations
- Nominated by The Prairie Journal for the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama,
for “Agimavi” - Winner, Alberta Views Magazine 2019 Short Story Contest, for “The Shave”
- Winner, City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize, for A Run On Hose
- Finalist, Howard O’Hagan Award for Short Fiction, for A Run On Hose
- Finalist, Howard O’Hagan Award for Short Fiction, for “To Jesus from Aristides de Sousa Mendes” in At This Juncture”
- Winner, Jon Whyte Memorial Essay Prize, for “Letter of Intent”
- Silver Medal, Independent Publishers Book Award (IPPY), jointly with Naomi K. Lewis, for Shy: An Anthology
- Winner, Brenda Strathern Writing Prize (Inaugural winner)
- Finalist, The Writers’ Union of Canada Postcard Story Competition
- Winner, Orillia International Poetry Competition (Leacock), limerick category
- Winner, Alberta Anthology, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (radio broadcast)
- Nominee, Alberta Magazine Publishers’ Award
- Awards in writing competitions by Prairie Fire, CV2, and Wax Poetry and Art
Residencies
- Writer in Residence, Calgary Public Library
- Writer in Residence, Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society
- Mentor in the Loop, Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society (inaugural Mentor in the Loop)
Grants
- Canada Council Grant for the Arts Grant for Professional Writers
- Alberta Foundation for the Arts Award, jointly with Naomi K. Lewis, for editing Shy: An Anthology
- Alberta Creative Development Initiative Grant