AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

2009 - Winner - Howard O'Hagan Award for Short Story

2008 - Finalist - Western Magazine Awards (fiction category)

2008 - Finalist - AlbertaViews Short Story Contest

2005 - Winner - Prairie Anthology Writing Competition, Writing for Children category

2002 - Winner - AlbertaViews Short Story Contest

2001 - Nominated - Henry Kreisel Award (best first book by an Albertan)

1999 - Recipient - Province of Alberta Graduate Scholarship

1998 - Recipient - Province of Alberta Graduate Scholarship

1997 - Recipient - Province of Alberta Graduate Scholarship

1995 - Winner Canadian Lawyer Magazine Short Story

1995 - Winner Calgary Writer's Association Sunshine Sketches Award