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PUBLICATIONS

Books

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Poetry

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Creative Nonfiction

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Collaborations

AWARDS, GRANTS, & HONOURS

Winner, ReLit Award for Poetry, 2023

Recipient, CREATE Grant, Manitoba Arts Council, 2023

Shortlisted, Manitoba Book Awards, McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award, 2023

Recipient, CREATE Grant, Manitoba Arts Council, 2022

Shortlisted, Margaret McWilliams Award, Manitoba Historical Society, 2022

Shortlisted, Manitoba Book Awards, Lansdowne Prize for Poetry, 2022

Winner, Word Guild Award, General Market Non-Fiction, Specialty Book, 2021

Shortlisted, Word Guild Award, Best Book Cover, 2021

Recipient, Graduate Thesis Award in the Fine Arts & Humanities, University of Saskatchewan, 2021 

Shortlisted, Manitoba Book Awards, McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award, 2021

Winner, The New Quarterly, Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest, 2019

2nd Place, Contemporary Verse 2, 2-Day Poetry Contest, 2019

Recipient, Dean's Scholarship, University of Saskatchewan, 2019

1st Place, Room Magazine, Short Forms Contest, 2018

Longlisted, Room Magazine, Poetry Contest, 2018

Recipient, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant, 2018

Honourable Mention, Contemporary Verse 2, Young Buck Poetry Prize, 2017

Recipient, Premier Undergraduate CK Choi Scholarship, University of British Columbia, 2014

Recipient, George McWhirter Prize in Poetry, University of British Columbia, 2013

REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS

PERFORMANCES & WORKSHOPS

I have performed readings at festivals, conferences, and in bookstores in cities including Toronto, Guelph, Winnipeg, Steinbach, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle. I have also conducted workshops and participated in panel discussions for high school, university, and literary audiences. You can find a sample below of my performances and workshops.

 

2025

  • Poetry Interactive Talk, Writing North Festival

  • Panel Discussion with Jane Urquhart, Lisa Bird-Wilson, and host Rachel Laverdiere, Writing North Festival

  • Creative Presentation, Mennonite/s Writing Conference

2022​​​

  • Featured Author, Winnipeg International Writers' Festival: Thin Air

  • Guest Author, Regina Teen Writing Workshop, Sage Hill Writing

2021

2020​

  • Publishing 101 - A How-To Workshop, SaskBooks

  • Presentation, Association for Literature, Environment, and Culture in Canada (ALECC) Conference, Watershed, lit., fig.

2019​

  • Presenter, Wild Writers Literary Festival

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTS

2023–present Prairie Fire Board Member

2022–present The Writers Union of Canada

  • 2023–2025 Manitoba / Saskatchewan Regional Representative

2019–present The League of Canadian Poets​​

2023–2024 Association for Literature, Environment, and Culture in Canada​

Literary CV: Work

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