PUBLICATIONS
- Endangered, The Examined Life Journal (Issue 11), 2024
- How my sister’s cells attacked my body, and changed my Life, National Post, June 2020
- Déjà Vu In The Time Of Covid-19, Canadian Medical Association Journal Blog, April 2020
- Witness, untethered (Issue 5.1), January 2020
- Skip the mall this Christmas. Your organ-donation consent is the best gift you can give, The Globe and Mail Opinion, December 2019
- How I Created My Writer Platform (Without Even Knowing It), Guest Blog, Allyson Latta website, October 2019
- After cancer the fear never leaves you, but she’s fighting back, The Toronto Star, June 2019
- What’s wrong with me? I found the answer on the famous Camino trail, CBC Radio video series, This Happened to Me, May 2019 (Video)
- A pilgrim’s journey: This woman hiked hundreds of kilometres to find peace, CBC Radio The Sunday Edition, February & August 2019 (Radio)
GRANTS, HONOURS & AWARDS
- “Spit.” Longlist, Federation of BC Writers 2023 Literary Contest (Creative Nonfiction), December 2023
- “Endangered.” Finalist, 2023 Honeybee Literature Prize (Nonfiction), June 2023
- Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Grant, 2022-2023
- Toronto Arts Council, Individual Literary Grant, 2020-2021
- Penguin Random House Canada MFA Prize, Winner, Best nonfiction book proposal, June 2020
- “Spit.” Honourable Mention, WOW! Women on Writing, 2018-Q3 Non-fiction essay contest, June 2018
- “Pilgrim.” Honourable Mention, Royal City Literary Arts Society, Write On! Spring non-fiction contest, April 2017
READING & SPEAKING EVENTS
- Featured in Canadian Blood Services Give 3 in 2023 campaign, December 2022
- Public Reading, “Witness,” untethered Issue 5.1 launch party, Monarch Tavern, Toronto, January 2020
- Public Reading, “Becoming Whole,” The Wardroom, University of King’s College, Halifax, August 2019
- Event speaker, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada Research Innovations, MaRS, Toronto, April 2019:
- The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation Board of Directors meeting, Toronto, December 2018
- Featured in Ride to Conquer Cancer 2019 orientation video, Steam Whistle Brewery, Toronto, November 2018: (Video)
- Public Reading, “Pilgrim,” The Wardroom, University of King’s College, Halifax, August 2018
- Opening Ceremonies speaker for 2018 Ride to Conquer Cancer fundraiser, Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, June 2018: (Video)
- Public Reading, “Shunned,” Victoria College, Toronto, May 2018
- Public Reading, “Pilgrim,” Humber School of Writing, Toronto, June 2017
- Public Readings, “Witness, Waiting for spring, Pilgrim” The Social Capital performing Arts Theatre, Toronto, 2016-2017
CONFERENCES, RETREATS, FESTIVALS
- CNFC Writing True: Riding the Waves Hybrid Conference Halifax/virtual (volunteer conference committee chair), May 2023
- CNFC Writing True: Radical Curiosity Virtual Conference (volunteer conference organizer), June 2022
- CNFC Writing True Virtual Conference (volunteer conference organizer), May 2021
- Wild Writers Festival, Waterloo (attendee), November 2019
- Word On The Street Toronto Festival, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (attendee & volunteer), September 2018-2019
- CNFC Writing True Annual Conference (attendee), May 2018
- Writescape Turning Leaves Writing Retreat (attendee), November 2017
- Canadian Authors Association CanWrite! Conference (attendee), May 2017
- International Festival of Authors, Harbourfront Centre (attendee), 2015-2019, 2023
MEMBERSHIPS
- The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC), Volunteer reader for 2021 Annual Short Prose Competition, 2020-present
- Canadian Nonfiction Collective Society (CNFC), Volunteer president and board chair 2020-2023, 2018-present
- Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS), General Member, 2021-present
- Canadian Authors Association (CAA), Volunteer committee member, Whistler Independent Book Award reader, 2017-present
EDUCATION
- Creative Nonfiction MFA, University of King’s College, Halifax, 2018-2020
- Creative Writing Certificate, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, 2015-2018