Awards and Prizes
- CBC's Young Writers' Award, 1965
- Ottawa Short Story Competition, 1970 (First Prize)
- The League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Prize, 1989
- The Malahat Long Poem Prize, 1990
- The League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Prize, 1991
- Confederation Poets Prize, 1991, 1992, 1993
- National Magazine Award, Silver Medal (Poetry), 1991
- Pushcart Prize nominations for "How Long Will It Last," 1993
- Writer in Residence, Ottawa Public Library, Summer, 1993
- Writer in Residence, Carleton University, Fall, 1993
- Writer in Residence, University of New Brunswick, Fall, 1994
- Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for Fortress of Chairs, 1992
- Confederation Poets' Prize for "Do You Live Alone?", 1992
- Finalist, Leacock Poetry Prize, 1996
- Writer in Residence, Concordia University, Spring, 1997
- Lowther Award, Finalist, 1998
- Governor-General's Award, Finalist (for fiction) 1996
- Alden Nowlan Award , Excellence in English-language literary arts, 2000
- The Marian Engel Award, 2003
- The Malahat Novella Prize, 2004
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