Past Festival Performances
* Elephant Mountain Literary Festival ~ Nelson, BC ~ 2013/2022
* Verses festival of Words ~ Vancouver, BC~ 2022, 2014
* BCTF conference speaker - 2022
* Hillside festival ~Guelph, Ont ~ 2018
* Canadian Festival of Spoken Word ~ 2005/2006/2009/2012/2014/2018
* Vancouver International Writers Festival - 2015
* Salmon Arm Roots & Blues festival - 2015
* Kootenay Storytelling Festival ~ Nelson, BC ~ 2013/ 2014
* Vancouver International Storytelling festival ~ 2014
* Talking Stick Festival ~ Vancouver, BC ~ 2012/ 2014
* Tiny Lights Festival ~ Ymir, BC ~ 2013/2014/ 2015
* South Country Fair, Ft. McLeod, Ab ~ July 1999/2005/2006/2013
* Pacific Rim Summer Festival ~ Tofino, BC ~ 2013
* Calgary International Spoken Word Festival ~ 2011/2013
* Verse Fest ~ Ottawa, Ont. ~ 2013
* Resilience Festival ~ Guelph Ont. ~ 2013
* Campbell Bay Music Festival ~ Mayne Island, BC ~ 2013
* Words Without Borders Festival ~ Salt Spring Island, BC ~ 2012
* 4000 Reasons Festival, Driftwood Foundation ~ Smithers, BC ~ 2012
* Midsummer Music Festival Smithers, BC ~ 2011
* Kispiox Valley Music Festival ~ Hazelton, BC ~ 2011
* Ness Creek Music Festival ~ Big River, Saskatchewan~ 2010
* Gabriola Poetry Festival ~ 2007
* In The House Festival ~ Vancouver – 2005/2007
* Word on The Street Festival ~ Vancouver, 2005/2006
* National Poetry Slam (U.S.) ~ 2005/2006
* Vancouver Sistahood Festival ~ 2005/2006/2007
* Vancouver Young Writers Festival ~ 2005/2006
* Vancouver Poetry Festival ~ 2005/2006
* Saskatchewan Festival of Words ~ 2005
Performances & feature showcases ~Poetry slams/reading series
(2005-present):
Vancouver PS*, Saskatoon PS*, Victoria (Tongues Of Fire)*, Hogan’s alley series (Van),
Toronto PS*, WordSpell Spoken Word Series (TO), Ottawa PS*, Calgary PS, Lethbridge*
(Most Vocal), Regina PS, Regina (Vertigo Series), Lanark County PS, Peterborough PS*,
Guelph PS, London, Ont PS*, Hamilton PS, Burlington PS*, Art of Word (Van), One
Cool Word (Van), Art Bar (T.O.), Dementia 5 (T.O.), Seattle PS* , Baltimore PS, San Jose
PS, Bellingham PS*, Providence PS, Loser Slam (NJ) PS, Boston Cantab PS, Worchester PS.
National Poetry slam USA – 2005/2006
PS= Poetry Slam *repeat performances
FACILITATION & ORGANIZATION
Artistic Director ~ Victoria Poetry project ~ 2021/22
Organizer - opening night Gala event ~ CFSW Guelph, 2018
Assistant Editor - Post Feminist Post - 2018/2019
Assistant to AD ~ Verses Festival of Words, Vancouver~ 2016
Workshop Facilitator/youth mentor ~ Sequoia school ~ Slocan, BC spring 2014
Workshop facilitator ~ Oxygen Art Centre ~ Nelson, BC ~ March 2014
Workshop facilitator ~ Selkirk Secondary school ~ Kimberley, BC ~ Jan 2014
Workshop facilitator ~ L.V. Rogers Secondary School ~ Nelson, BC 2013
Opening night organizer ~ Tiny Lights Festival – Ymir, BC 2014
Reading Series organizer ~ Booksmyth underground ~ monthly ~ Nelson, BC - 2012-2014
Workshop Facilitator/speaker ~ weeklong program - Calgary Public Library ~ 2014
Workshop facilitator ~ Powershift BC ~ 2013
Guest Speaker - University of Saskatchewan ~ gender studies dept. ~ 2012
Workshop Facilitator ~ Hullabaloo BC Youth poetry championships ~ 2012
Artistic co-director/promotions coordinator – Kispiox Valley Music Festival ~ 2011/2012
Workshop Facilitator ~ Northern Rural Writers In residence ~ Smithers ~ 2011
Workshop Facilitator ~ 4000 Reasons Festival, Driftwood Foundation ~ 2012
Workshop Facilitator ~ weeklong program - Smithers Public Library -2011/2012
Workshop Facilitator ~ Smithers Secondary School ~ February 2011/2012
Workshop Facilitator/Mentor ~ Youth Empowerment Project ~ May-June 2011
Youth mentor/program facilitator ~ Vancouver East Cultural Center - 2008
Featured Guest Speaker ~ BC Youth Debate championships ~ 2008
Co-founder/workshop facilitator/poet wrangler ~ Word Play Poetry in Schools program.
Numerous school workshops throughout - Vancouver and GVRD ~ 2005 to 2008
Board member ~ Vancouver Poetry House ~ 2004 – 2007
Festival organizer ~ Canadian festival of Spoken Word- Vancouver- October 2005
Stage manager ~ Theatre in The Raw -festival of one act plays – Fall 2004
Awards/Grants/Education/memberships
* Member - League of Canadian Poets ~ present
*Grant Recipient Ontario Arts Council ~ Literary awards ~ 2018
* Grant recipient Canada Council for The Arts ~ explore and create ~ 2018
* Grant recipient Columbia Basin Trust touring initiative grant ~ 2015
* Poet of Honour award~ Canadian Festival of Spoken Word ~ 2012
* Residency ~ Banff Centre for The Arts ~ Spoken Word Program ~ 2011
* Grant Recipient ~ Canada Council for The Arts, spoken word ~ 2010
* Anthropology/Environmental Studies associates degree ~ Langara College - 2009
* Local Winner & National Broadcast ~ Vancouver CBC Poetry Faceoff ~ 2008
* Member of two national Canadian championship poetry slam teams – 2005/2006