- 1980 Rosalind Hewlett Petch Memorial Prize in Creative Writing
- 1991 Confederation Poetry Prize
- 1982-1998 5 time runner-up CBC/Tilden/Saturday Night Literary Contest
- 1996 Best Arts and Culture Writing (B.C. & Yukon Community Newspapers Association)
- 2001 Tom Thomson's Shack nominated for two B.C. Book Prizes.
- 2003 Critic's Desk Award for best long review of poetry, Arc Magazine
- 2003 Poem of the Year (Tao Hill), Arc Magazine
- 2005 "Stirk" nominated for the Rhysling Poetry Speculative and Fantasy Poetry Award
- 2005 Critic's Desk Award for best long review of poetry, Arc Magazine
- 2005 Malahat Review Long Poem Prize for Abandon
- 2007 Shortlisted for both poetry and nonfiction, CBC Literary Awards
- 2007 The Wolves at Evelyn nominated for the Hubert Evans Award (B.C. Book Prizes)
- 2007 George Ryga Award for Social Responsibility in British Columbia Literature, for The Wolves at Evelyn
- 2007 Malahat Review Long Poem Prize for The Bone Yard
- 2008 CBC Literary Awards 2nd Prize for "Catching a Snare Drum at the Fraser's Mouth"
- 2008 Theatre B.C. National Playwriting Competition, Special Merit Prize for Pox!
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