Awards and Contests

I’ve received the following recognition for my writing:

Canada Council for the Arts – Recipient of grant for ‘Artefacts’ literary novel – Research and Creation grant (August 2022)

Canada Council for the Arts – Recipient of grant for Professional Development as a writer (May 2022).

BC Arts Council – Recipient of grant for Professional Development as a writer (April 2022).

BC Arts Council – Recipient of grant for ‘Artefacts’ literary novel – Project Assistance for Creative Writing (January 2022)

Canada Council for the Arts – Recipient of grant for ‘The Curation of Eamon O’Reilly’ literary novel – Research and Creation grant (March 2021)

BC Arts Council – Recipient of grant for ‘The Curation of Eamon O’Reilly’ literary novel – Project Assistance for Creative Writing (February 2021)

BPA First Novel Award – 2020 Runner Up for ‘The Curation of Eamon O’Reilly’ literary novel – 2nd from 950+ entrants (September 2020), and May 2021 update

PitchWars, USA – 2019 Adult mentee (working with Gwynne Jackson) to workshop ‘How to Bury the Living’ literary novel – 45 adult mentees from 3,500 entrants (November 2019 – February 2020)

Surrey International Writer’s Conference, Canada – 2019 Diversity Scholarship (October 2019)

CBC Nonfiction Prize, Canada – 2019 longlist for ‘Original Copy’ memoir -31 longlistees from 2,200+ entrants (September 2019)

Bath Novel Award, UK – 2019 longlist for unpublished novel ‘How to Bury the Living’ – 26 longlistees from 1,343 entrants (June 2019)