Select honours
Work for adult readers
- "Wasp", Best Canadian Poetry 2019. (Biblioasis).
- First Place, Poetry, Atlantic Writing Competition
- Gold, National Magazine Award, Service Category
- First Place, Victoria School of Writing Postcard Fiction Contest
- Second Place, Short Story Challenge, NYC Midnight
- Honourable Mention, Novel, Atlantic Writing Competition
- Finalist, Far Horizons Award, The Malahat Review
Work for children and teens
B.C./Yukon Book Prize
- Winner, Genius Jolene, 2021
- Finalist, Nevers, 2020
Finalists
- Governor General's Literary Award in Young People's Literature – Nevers, 2020
- City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize – Union, 2023; Nevers, 2020; Skylark, 2014
- TD Canadian Children's Literature Award – Kunoichi Bunny, 2023
- Chocolate Lily Award – Genius Jolene, 2022; Nevers, 2021; Great Googlini, 2020; Black Gold, 2019; Blackberry Juice, 2018; Seeing Orange, 2013
- Silver Birch Express Award – Genius Jolene, 2021; A Boy Named Queen, 2018
- Rocky Mountain Book Award – Nevers, 2021; A Boy Named Queen, 2018
- Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic – Nevers, 2020
- Hackmatack Children's Choice Award – Nevers, 2020
- Schwartz Children's Book Award – A Boy Named Queen, 2017
- Manitoba Young Readers' Choice – A Boy Named Queen, 2017
- Diamond Willow Award – A Boy Named Queen, 2017
Best-of-year lists
- New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2022, Kunoichi Bunny
- Bank Street College of Education, Best Books 2022, Kunoichi Bunny
- Kirkus, Middle-Grade Books of 2018, The Great Googlini; Middle-Grade Books of 2016, A Boy Named Queen
- The Globe and Mail 100 books that shaped 2019, Helen's Birds
- Air & Space/Smithsonian Best Children's Books of 2019, The Moon is a Silver Pond
- CBC Books, Best Books of 2016, A Boy Named Queen
- Quill and Quire Books of the Year 2016, A Boy Named Queen
- Cooperative Children's Book Center Best of 2016, A Boy Named Queen
- VOYA Top Shelf for Middle School Readers 2013, Double Play
- Bank Street College of Education, Best Books 2011, Slick
- STARRED: Kunoichi Bunny, Genius Jolene, A Boy Named Queen, Double Play, Seeing Orange
- Commended: Not For Sale, Skylark, Windfall, Slick
Junior Library Guild selections
- Helen's Birds
- A Boy Named Queen
- Double Play
Other
- Canadian selection, Silent Books Collection (IBBY), Italy Helen's Birds
- Commended, ALA Rainbow Book List – Genius Jolene
- TD Summer Reading Club, A Boy Named Queen
Published/produced
- The Secret Office. Early novel. (Orca, 2024)
- Union. Middle-grade novel in verse. (Orca, 2022)
- Flock. Picture book. (Groundwood, 2022)
- Kunoichi Bunny. Picture book. (Orca, 2022)
- I Make Space. Board book. (Orca, 2022)
- Painted Fences. Picture book. (Heritage House, 2021)
- The Sun is a Peach. Board book. (Orca, May 2020)
- Genius Jolene. Early novel. (Orca, April 2020)
- Helen's Birds. Graphic novel. (Groundwood Books, 2019)
- Nevers. Middle-grade novel. (Orca Book Publishers, 2019)
- Scallywag on the Salish Sea. Early novel. (Heritage House, 2019)
- The Moon is a Silver Pond. Board book. (Orca, 2019)
- The Great Googlini. Early novel. (Orca, 2018)
- Prop. Short play. (Theatre Nutshell. 2018)
- Black Gold. Early novel. (Orca Book Publishers 2017)
- Leechtown. Short play. (Theatre Nutshell. 2017)
- A Boy Named Queen. Early novel. (Groundwood Books, 2016)
- Blackberry Juice. Early novel. (Orca, 2016)
- Not For Sale. Early novel. (Orca, 2015)
- Skylark. Young teen. (Orca, 2014)
- Double Play. Young teen. (Lorimer, 2013)
- Seeing Orange. Early novel. (Orca, 2012)
- Windfall. Young teen. (Orca, 2011)
- Slick. Young teen. (Orca, 2010)
- Unless: The Play. With Carol Shields. (CanStage, 2005)
- Sardines. Postcard fiction. (Greenboathouse, 2001)
- Ultrasound of My Heart. Poetry. (Reference West, 1999)
Coming
- Star Sailors. Non-fiction for young readers. (Orca, 2025)
- The World at Our Feet. Non-fiction for young readers. (Orca, 2026)
- Blankie (working title). Picture book. (Orca, 2026)
Review copies, interviews
- Union, Nevers, Genius Jolene & all Orca books. (Olivia Gutjhar: [email protected])
- Flock, Helen's Birds, A Boy Named Queen. (Fred Horlor: [email protected])
- Painted Fences, Scallywag on the Salish Sea. ([email protected])