Red Star Tattoo My Life as Girl Revolutionary

  • Winner of the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
  • Shortlisted for the Writer’s Trust Hilary Weston award for Creative Non-Fiction
  • Named one of the 2016 Best Books of the year by CBC Books, National Post and Now Magazine

“I picked up the book in an afternoon and – each page turned in steady anticipation – did not put it down until I was finished.” Globe and Mail

Other writing projects

  • Winner of the Sub-Terrain Lush Triumphant non-fiction 2018
  • Creative Non-fiction Society 2019 long list
  • Geist postcard contest shortlist
  • Contributor to the Better Next Year Christmas Anthology

Recent Posts

  • 2/25 Rules and rituals

    We’ll be doing prompts that explore RULES & RITUALS. We’ll explore the known or hidden rules and rituals that can shape our stories. Whether it’s a family motto, a cultural tradition or a moment when you […]

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    My flash fiction story Mermaids of East Vancouver was published on Liminal Spaces Magazine.

  • $10 Tuesdays

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