Winner of the 1998 Governor General’s Award for Drama

Finalist for the 2000 Governor General’s Award for Translation

Nominated for the 1988 BC Book Prize for Non-Fiction

Winner of the 1998 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play, The Sydney Risk Award

Winner of 3 MECCA Awards (2009-2010)
Winner of the 1997 Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Finalist for the 2009 Governor General’s Award for Translation

Finalist for the 1994 Governor General’s Award for Drama

Finalist for the 2005 Governor General’s Literary Award

One of the Best Books of 2009 (About.com)

“Exuberance is Beauty” Award (2009)

Finalist for the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama

Winner of the 1980 Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Winner of the 1998 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New York Theater (2007)
Musical Award of the New York Fringe Festival (2007).

Finalist for the 2006 Lambda Literary Award

Winner of the 1980 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Winner of the 1982 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama

Winner of the 1999 Jessie Richardson Award: The Sun Readers’ Choice Award (Vancouver Playhouse)

Winner of the 1980 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Winner of the 1982 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama

Winner of the 1999 Jessie Richardson Award: The Sun Readers’ Choice Award (Vancouver Playhouse)

Finalist for the 2006 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

Winner of the 2004 BC Book Prize: Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize

Winner of the 2004 City of Vancouver Heritage Award

Winner of the 2004 Canada Japan Literary Award English-Language

Finalist for the 2003 Governor General’s Literary Award

Finalist for the 2002 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play or Musical: Small Theatre (Rumble Productions)

Finalist for the 2002 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play or Musical: Small Theatre (Pacific Theatre)

Winner of the 2002 Jessie Richardson Award for Sydney Risk Award

Finalist for the 2008 Governor General’s Literary Award

Finalist for the 1999 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama

Finalist for the 2005 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama

Finalist for the 1992 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

Shortlisted for the 2011 BC Book Prize: Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

Winner of the Alberta Writer’s Guild Prize for Drama

Finalist for the 2011 Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry

Finalist for the 2012 BC Book Prize: Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

One of the Top Ten Poetry Collections of 2011 (Globe and Mail)

One of the Best Ten Aboriginal Books from the past decade (2012, CBC – 8th Fire).

Arthur Ellis Award Nominee, 1994.

Finalist for the 2000 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

Winner of the 1991 BC Book Prize: Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

Gerald Lampert Memorial Award Finalist, 2002

Alberta Writer’s Guild Award Nominee, 1994

Bumbershoot Most Adventurous Award Winner, 2000

Finalist for the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

Finalist for the 2003 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play or Musical: Small Theatre (Pacific Theatre)

Winner of the 2001 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

Winner of the 2000 Dora Mavor Moore Award General Theatre: Outstanding New Play

Winner of the 1994 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award
Winner of the 1993 Governor General’s Award for Drama

Winner of the 1994 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award
Winner of the 1993 Governor General’s Award for Drama

Winner of the 2002 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play or Musical: Large Theatre (Gateway Theatre)

Winner of the 2003 Dora Mavor Moore Award General Theatre: Outstanding New Play (Tarragon Theatre)

Winner of the 2004 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama

Governor General’s French Fiction Award Finalist, 1994.

Winner of the 1986 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Finalist for the 2002 Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry

Finalist for the 2003 BC Book Prize: Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

Finalist for the 1988 Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry

Merritt Theatre Award Nominee for Best Play, 2004

Finalist for the 1991 BC Book Prize: Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

Winner of the 2001 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

W.O. Mitchell Literary Prize Finalist, 2010

W.O. Mitchell Literary Prize Finalist, 2010

Finalist for the 2002 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

Finalist for the 2006 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama

Finalist for the 2005 City of Vancouver Book Award

QSPELL Award Winner for Non-fiction, 1992

Finalist for the 1986 BC Book Prize: Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize

Finalist for the 2003 BC Book Prize: Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize

Winner of the 1993 BC Book Prize: Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

Winner of the 2010 BC Book Prize: Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

Finalist for the 2002 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama

Winner of the 1980 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

The United Steel Worker’s Union Pauline Julien Prize Winner 1987

Winner of the 1990 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Relit Longlist, 2008

Winner of the 1978 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Prix France-Québec Winner, 1976

Winner of the 1978 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Winner of the 1988 Canadian Authors Association Award

Winner of the 2009 Ann Saddlemeyer Award

Winner of the Prix Jacques Brossard
Finalist for the 2010 Governor General’s Literary Award (French Fiction)
Finalist for the Prix des libraires du Québec
Finalist for the Prix des cinq continents de la Francophonie
Finalist for the Prix France–Québec

Finalist for the 1999 Governor General’s Literary Award

Finalist for the 1995 BC Book Prize: Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

Governor General’s French Fiction Award Winner, 1999

Winner of the 1989 BC Book Prize: Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize

Winner of the 1995 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play or Musical (Arts Club Theatre)

Shortlisted for the 2011 BC Book Prize: Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Longlist, 2007

B.C. Book Prize Winner, 1993

Finalist for the 2009 Acorn Plantos Award for People’s Poetry

Finalist for the 2008 Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry

Chalmers Award Winner for Best Canadian Play, 1976.

Winner of the 2011 BC Book Prize: Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

Winner of the 1996 Dora Mavor Moore Award Small Theatre: Outstanding New Play

Winner of the 1997 Association of Asian American Studies Poetry Award

Winner of the 2003 BC Book Prize: Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

Finalist for the 1994 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

Winner of the 1985 Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play

Winner of the 1985 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Winner of the Canadian Authors Association Literary Award

Winner of the Hollywood Drama-Logue Critics Award and ACTRA Award

Winner of the 1982 Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry

Finalist for the 2009 ReLit Award for Poetry

Winner of the 1992 Gemini Award

Winner of the 1992 Newfoundland and Labrador Drama Festival, Labatt’s Play Award

24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalist (2012)

Finalist for the 1994 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

Finalist for the 2006 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

Finalist for the 2007 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

Finalist for the 2005 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play (Arts Club Theatre)

Finalist for the 2005 Jessie Richardson Award for Sydney Risk Award for Outstanding Original Play

Winner of the 1994 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama

Winner of the 1996 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Finalist for the 2009 Canada Reads Competition

Toronto Book Awards 2004 – Finalist
The Vancouver Public Library One Book, One Vancouver Award 2008

Governor General’s Drama Award Finalist, 1996

Winner of the prestigious 2008 Uchimura Naoya Prize

Winner of the 1993 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Finalist for the 2008 Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry

Finalist for the 2009 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award

Winner of the 1992 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award
Finalist for the 1992 Governor General’s Award for Drama

Finalist for the 1987 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama

Winner of the 1993 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Playwrights’ Theatre Centre Best New Play Award

Archibald Lampman Poetry Award Nominee, 2000.

Finalist for the 1986 BC Book Prize: Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize

Finalist for the 2008 ReLit Award for Poetry

One of the Top Twenty Three Canadian Fiction Books of 2012 (Globe and Mail)

Finalist for the 2005 Jessie Richardson Award for Innovation Award (Touchstone Theatre)

Winner of the 1998 Jessie Richardson Award for The P.T.C. Award – Outstanding Original Play in Development

Finalist for the 1986 BC Book Prize: Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize

Finalist for the 2002 BC Book Prize: Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

Finalist for the 1996 BC Book Prize: Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize

Finalist for the 2008 ReLit Award (Longlist)

Winner of the 2005 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

Finalist for the 2002 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation

Winner of the 2002 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama

Winner of the 2001 Jessie Richardson Award for Large Theatre: Significant Artistic Achievement Nominations, Original Script (Arts Club Theatre)

Winner of the 2001 Jessie Richardson Award for Sydney Risk Award (Arts Club Theatre)

Winner of the 1993 City of Vancouver Book Award

Finalist for the 1993 BC Book Prize: BC Booksellers’ Choice Award in Honour of Bill Duthie

Finalist for the 1993 BC Book Prize: Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize

Winner of the 1996 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play or Musical (Arts Club Theatre)

Winner of the 1980 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award