- CHSR Barry Award—Best Spoken Word Show: Ashes, Paper & Beans, Fredericton, NB, 2006.
- Certificada de reconocimiento, Academia Iberoamericana de Poes�a/Asociaci�n Prometeo de Poes�a, Madrid, España, 2000.
- CHSR 1999-2000 Barry Award—Favourite Interviewer, Fredericton, NB, 2000.
- Honourable Mention—Poetry, Writers� Federation of New Brunswick Literary Competition, Fredericton, NB, 1998.
- Honourable Mention—General Public Category, Gender Studies Week Creative Writing Competition, St Thomas University, Fredericton, NB, 1998.
- First Honourable Mention—Alfred G. Bailey Prize, WFNB Literary Competition, Fredericton, NB, 1997.
- CHSR Barry Award—Best Spoken Word Program 1996: Ashes, Paper & Beans, Fredericton, NB, 1997.
- First Honourable Mention—Alfred G. Bailey Prize (book-length poetry manuscript), WFNB Literary Competition, Fredericton, NB, 1993.
- Third Prize; and an Honourable Mention; Alberta Poetry Yearbook, Canadian Authors Association-Edmonton Branch, Edmonton, AB, 1985.
- Honourable Mention—Bliss Carmen Poetry Award, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB, 1985.
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