Awards

& Honours

WRITING AWARDS

Canadian Online Publishing Awards

Best Investigative Feature
Finalist
“Black in the Jury Box” series, West End Phoenix (2022)
Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Non-Fiction

Winner
They Said This Would Be Fun (2021)
Evergreen Prize

Finalist
They Said This Would Be Fun (2021)
National Magazine Awards

Best Editorial Package
Winner
“Letters to America,” Maclean’s (2021)
Digital Publishing Awards

Best News Coverage
Winner
“Rainbow Votes,” Xtra (2020)
Canadian Online Publishing Awards

Best Investigative Feature
Winner
“The Health Effects of Anti-Black Racism,” The Local (2018)
National Magazine Awards

Best New Writer
Finalist
“Know Your History, Know Your Greatness,” Hazlitt (2017)
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Student Journalism Awards
Silver
“Collateral Damage,” Ryerson Review of Journalism (2017)
Digital Publishing Awards

Best Editorial Package
Finalist
“Why Diversity,” Ryerson Review of Journalism (2017)
Digital Publishing Awards

Best Digital Initiative
Winner
“Why Diversity,” Ryerson Review of Journalism (2017)

EDITING AWARDS

Canadian Online Publishing Awards

Best Multicultural Story

Finalist

“How a little Toronto shop averted disaster to become a beloved community hub,” Toronto Star (2023)
Canadian Association of Journalists

Best Human Rights Reporting

Finalist

“Inside the second wave of the HIV epidemic in the Philippines,” Xtra (2021)
National Magazine Awards

Longform Feature Writing

Honourable Mention

“Inside the second wave of the HIV epidemic in the Philippines,” Xtra (2021)
National Magazine Awards

Longform Feature Writing

Honourable Mention
“Inside the second wave of the HIV epidemic in the Philippines,” Xtra (2021)
Digital Publishing Awards

Best Feature Article – Long
Honourable Mention
“Inside the second wave of the HIV epidemic in the Philippines,” Xtra (2021)
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists

Excellence in HIV/AIDS Coverage Award
Winner
“Inside the second wave of the HIV epidemic in the Philippines,” Xtra (2021)
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists

Excellence in Journalism
Winner
“What It’s Like to Talk to Your Doctor About Sexual Health When You’re Bisexual,” Xtra (2018)
Digital Publishing Awards

Best Personal Essay
Finalist

“When Queer Mentorship Comes in the Form of Cling Wrap,” Xtra (2017)

ADVOCACY AWARDS

Viola Desmond Awards

Recipient
TMU Alumna Award (2022)
Women’s Executive Network

Recipient
Top 100: Powerful Women in Canada: RBC Future Launch Future Leaders (2020)

RESEARCH AWARDS AND GRANTS

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Connection Grant
Principal Applicant | Co-Investigator: Prof. Nana aba Duncan, Carleton University
Reporting in Black Communities Symposium (2025)
Toronto Metropolitan University

Principal Applicant
Seed Grant (2025)
Toronto Metropolitan University

Recipient
Dean’s Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Award – Pre-Tenure Faculty (2024)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Insight Grant
Collaborator | Principal Applicant: Prof. Nana aba Duncan, Carleton University
Surveying the Experiences of Black Journalists in Canada (2023)
Canadian Council for UNESCO

Co-applicant | Principal Applicant: Prof. Nana aba Duncan, Carleton University
Reporting In Black Communities: A Guide For Journalism Educators And Journalists In Canada (2023)
Toronto Metropolitan University

Principal Applicant
Curriculum Development Fund - ECI (2023)

CREATIVE AND JOURNALISTIC GRANTS

West End Phoenix

Recipient
Joe Burke Fund for Social Justice Reporting (2021)
Canada Council for the Arts: Research and Creation

Recipient
Fiction book - title TBD (2021)

FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES