NEWS

  • CBC Poetry Prize Finalist!

    CBC Poetry Prize Finalist!

    I forgot to post this back in November of 2024 when it was announced, but one of my two poems that were on the longlist for the CBC Poetry Prize, “The Killer and the Harpist” ended up becoming a finalist. What a rush! I was in great company on the shortlist and I recommend you…

  • Best Canadian Poetry 2025!

    Best Canadian Poetry 2025!

    Several months back, I received an email from Biblioasis informing me that one of my poems had been selected to appear in Best Canadian Poetry 2025. Though I am a writer, I don’t think there are adequate words to express how thrilled I am about this. The talented Aislinn Hunter is the editor who selected…

  • PEN Canada New Voices Award Finalist

    PEN Canada New Voices Award Finalist

    For the second year in a row, I am a finalist for PEN Canada’s New Voices Award. It’s a huge honour. PEN Canada’s Executive Director, Brendan de Caires, called last week to tell me the good news. This year, he said, there were three hundred entrants. Huge congratulations to winner Christine Wu and other finalists…