2020 Winner, Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction, Quebec Writers’ Federation (Possess the Air)
2017 Finalist, BC National Prize for Canadian Non-fiction (Shanghai Grand)
2016 Finalist, Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction, Quebec Writers’ Federation (Shanghai Grand)
2014 Gold Award, National Magazine Awards (Toronto), Travel category, for “Big Mac,” The Walrus.
2013 Finalist, Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing (Straphanger).
2012 Winner, Best English-language Non-Fiction (Quebec), QWF Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction, Montreal, Quebec (Straphanger)
2012 Finalist, Best Non-Fiction, Writers’ Trust Awards (Straphanger)
2011 Finalist for Best Non-Fiction, William Saroyan International Prize, Stanford, California (Bottomfeeder)
2010 Finalist for Best Food Book, Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards, Adelaide, Australia (Bottomfeeder)
2009 Finalist in Special Interest Category, Canadian Culinary Book Awards, University of Guelph (Bottomfeeder)
2008 Winner, Best Literary Food Writing (United States) International Association of Culinary Professionals, Denver, Colorado (Bottomfeeder)
2008 Winner, Best English-language Non-Fiction (Quebec), QWF Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction, Montreal, Quebec (Bottomfeeder)
2008 Winner, Best Non-Fiction, Writers’ Trust Awards (Bottomfeeder)
2001 Winner, Edna Staebler Prize for Creative Non-Fiction (Sacré Blues)
2001 Winner, Best English-language Non-Fiction (Quebec), QWF Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction, Montreal, Quebec (Sacré Blues)
2001 Winner, Best First Book, QWF, Montreal, Quebec (Sacré Blues)
2001 Finalist, Best Non-Fiction, Writers’ Trust Awards (Sacré Blues)
1999 Silver Award, Arts & Entertainment, National Magazine Awards, “Tivi Nation,” Saturday Night Magazine.
1998 Nomination, Best British Columbia Article, (“Kerrisdale Babylon,” Vancouver Magazine), Western Magazine Awards
1997: Silver Award, Editorial Package, National Magazine Awards; Nominations: “The Mind’s Grey Matters” (Profile), “Murder He Mapped (Science)
1996: First Prize (Shared), Editorial Courage and Innovation, Western Magazine Awards (for “White Peril”, Georgia Straight Article)
1996 Finalist for One-of-a-Kind Article, National Magazine Award (for “White Peril”, Georgia Straight)