Publications
Books
- The Gift Child. A novel published by Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton, March 2024
- Rafael Has Pretty Eyes. A collection of short stories published by Goose Lane Editions, March 2022
- The Most Heartless Town in Canada. A novel published by Anvil Press, Vancouver, 2016
- Hello, Sweetheart. A collection of short stories published by Enfield & Wizenty, Winnipeg, 2014
- Valery The Great. A collection of short stories published by Anvil Press, 2012
- Going Fast. A novel published by Goose Lane Editions, 2009
- The Watermelon Social. A collection of short stories published by Gaspereau Press, Kentville, N.S., 2006
- Contribution to My Nova Scotia Home, an anthology of essays published by MacIntyre Purcell, Lunenburg, 2019
Writing Contests
- Runner-up Gilmer Prize 2024 (short story) for “Father Eduardo”
- Winner of 2023 Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction for Rafael Has Pretty Eyes
- Final three in Journey Prize Stories for “The Watermelon Social”
- Second place in Fish Publishing Short Story Contest in Ireland for “Something Pretty, Something Nice”
- Winner of Other Voices Annual Short Fiction Contest for “Valery the Great”
- Winner of Pottersfield Portfolio’s Compact Fiction Contest for “Bad Boys”
- Winner of the H.R. (Bill) Percy Award for the best unpublished novel in Atlantic Canada for Going Fast
- Finalist for John and Margaret Savage First Book Award for The Watermelon Social
- ReLit long list for Going Fast; Hello, Sweetheart; Rafael Has Pretty Eyes
- Longlist in the CBC Short Story Contest for “Gabor” and “Their Dirty Little Lair”
- Shortlist FreeFall short story contest twice
- Runner-up Salty Ink short story contest
- Short list Matrix Lit POP short story contest
- Winner of the Saturday Night diamond contest
Literary Journals and Anthologies
- Short story entitled “Old Men”
DarkWinter Literary Magazine, July 2026
- Short story entitled “Benny’s”
The Nashwaak Review, STU, Fredericton, Volume 54/55, 2026
- Short story entitled “Mysterious Billy Smith”
Camel Literary Journal, Volume 4, Fall 2025
- Short story entitled “The Media Bus”
Horseshoe Literary Magazine, MUN, Horseshoe III.i, August 2025
- Short story entitled “Long-Time Journal Editor Dies”
DarkWinter Literary Magazine, July 2025
- Short story entitled “Father Eduardo”
Camel Literary Journal, Volume 2, 2024
- Short story entitled “It Will Happen”
The Antigonish Review, Volume 192, 2018
- Short story entitled “Is That All You Got?”
The Nashwaak Review, STU, Fredericton, 2017
- Short story entitled “Would You Recommend Us?”
The Offbeat, Michigan State University, January, 2017
- Short story entitled “The Gates of Heaven”
The Danforth Review, March 2016.
- Short story entitled “Dear Readers”
Galleon, Fall 2015
- Short story entitled “Rating Dr. Chestnut”
Geist No. 96, Spring 2015
- Short story entitled “Two Truths and a Lie”
Danforth Review Fiction #49, 2014
- Short story entitled “Something Pretty, Something Nice”
Fish Anthology, Ireland, 2013 Fish
- Short story entitled “Bittersweet Bratislava”
subTerrain, Volume 7, Issue # 61, 2013
- Short story entitled “Siegfried”
The Dalhousie Review, 93.2, 2013
- Short story entitled “I Saw a Pirate Last Night”
subTerrain 25th Anniversary Issue, 2013
- Short story entitled “Victor”
Front & Centre, Edition # 26, 2011
- Short story entitled “Pollock Press Wants Your Stories”
Riddle Fence, Edition # 7, 2010
- Short story entitled “A Great Nation”
Front & Centre, Issue # 23, 2010
- Short story entitled “Maurice”
subTerrain, Volume 6, Number 51, 2009
- Short story entitled “The Favourite Nephew”
Other Voices, Volume 21, Number 2, Spring 2009
- Short story entitled “Hank Williams is Coming to Save Us”
Qwerty, Issue 24, Fall 2009
- Short story entitled “Freud’s Ratman was Conflicted”
The Puritan, Number 7, Summer 2008
- Short story entitled “I Visited the Grand Canyon”
Room, Volume 30.4, Fall 2007
- Short story entitled “Queen of the Losers”
Gaspereau Gloriatur Volume II Prose, Fall 2007
- Short story entitled “Little Eric”
The Fiddlehead, 230, Winter 2007
- Short story entitled “The Houdini”
The Dalhousie Review, 86.2, Summer 2006
- Short story entitled “Valery the Great”
Other Voices, Volume 18, No. 2, Winter 2005
- Short story entitled “Lulu Says She’s Sorry”
Room of One’s Own, Volume 28:2, Spring/Summer 2005
- Short story entitled “The Watermelon Social”
The Journey Prize Stories (Anthology #16, 2004) McClelland & Stewart Ltd.
- Short story entitled “The Watermelon Social”
The Antigonish Review 132, Winter 2003
- Short story entitled “Bad Boys”
Pottersfield Portfolio, Volume 22, Number 1, Autumn/Winter 2001
- Short story entitled “Merry Christmas Wherever You Are”
Gaspereau Review 14, Winter 2001
- Poem entitled “The Parade”
Published in Black Heart Magazine, Austin, Texas, Oct. 2011
