Gold for Cruise Travel
SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition (2020/2021)
“Explore Greenland aboard an expedition cruise,” GettingOnTravel.com
Nov. 21, 2020
Silver for Travel/Guide Book
30th Annual North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Travel Media Awards Competition
111 Places in Calgary That You Must Not Miss
Published November 2020 by Emons Verlag (Germany)
Honourable Mention for Best Family/Partner Feature
2020 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“Whatever floats your Le Boat,” Canadian Traveller
October 15, 2020
Bronze for Best Sports, Recreation and Adventure Feature
29th North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Travel Media Awards
“This baby seal safari is the reason you have to go to Canada next winter,” Daily Beast
(June 20, 2020)
First place for Best Cultural/Historical Feature
2020 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“The incarcerated artists who carve to support their families,” Atlas Obscura
March 3, 2020
Gold for Best Canadian Travel Story
5th Annual SATW Canadian Chapter Awards (2020)
“The incarcerated Inuit artists who carve to support their families,” Atlas Obscura
March 3, 2020
Second Place for Best Outdoors, Wildlife or Environmental Feature
2020 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“How to hike to the iconic Hollywood sign,” Canada.com (Postmedia)
January 29, 2020
Honourable Mention for Best Outdoors, Wildlife, Environmental or Responsible Feature
2020 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“How to rescue pufflings with Newfoundland’s Puffin Patrol,” Canada.com/Postmedia
(Dec. 11, 2019)
Second Place for Best Spirit of Canada Feature
2020 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“Journey through the Inuit homeland” Canadian Traveller
(Nov. 11, 2019)
Honourable Mention for Best Adventure, Sport or Recreation Feature
2020 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“Aurora hunters on the flight of a lifetime,” Canadian Traveller
(Oct. 20, 2019)
Honourable Mention for Best Illustrated Feature
2020 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“A visit to Grise Fiord, Canada’s most northerly community,” Canada.com/Postmedia
(Oct. 10, 2019)
Honourable Mention for Best Food/Drink Feature
2020 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“Who needs lobsters when donairs are the official food of Halifax?” Canada.com/Postmedia
(Sept. 11, 2019)
Bronze for Destination Travel (Newspaper)
2019 North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Travel Media Awards Competition
“From the Troubles to teen angst,” Globe & Mail
(July 2, 2019)
Honourable Mention for Eco, Environmental or Volunteer Travel (Online)
2019 North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Travel Media Awards Competition
“If you want to see a 100-snake orgy, book a ticket to Manitoba,” Daily Beast
(June 22, 2019)
First Place for Best Outdoors, Wildlife, Environmental or Responsible Feature
2020 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“If you want to see a 100-snake orgy, book a ticket to Manitoba,” Daily Beast
(June 22, 2019)
Gold for Sports, Recreation and Adventure (Online)
2019 North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Travel Media Awards Competition
“How to catch a baseball game in Cuba? Be relentless,” Daily Beast
(Jan. 5, 2019)
First Place for Best Adventure, Sport or Recreation Feature
2020 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“How to catch a baseball game in Cuba? Be relentless,” Daily Beast
(Jan. 4, 2019)
Second for Best Cultural/Historical Feature
2019 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“Newfoundland hospitality on steroids,” Saltscapes
(December 2018/January 2019)
Finalist for U.S.A.
2019 Explore Canada Awards of Excellence
“Come to Dildo for the selfies, but stay for the good, clean fun,” Daily Beast
(Sept. 15, 2018)
Second for Best Adventure, Sport and Recreation Feature
2019 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“Sasquatch hunting goes mainstream in small Canadian town,” Daily Beast
(July 6, 2018)
Honourable Mention
2018 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition
“Beyond the inn,” Globe and Mail
(June 9, 2018)
Destination Travel — Newspaper
Gold for Family Travel (Print Publication)
2018 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition
“Cuba’s cowboy vibe,” Toronto Star
(Jan. 4, 2018)
First for Best Family/Partner Feature
2019 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“Cuba’s cowboy vibe,” Toronto Star
(Jan. 1, 2018)
Finalist for Canada
2018 Explore Canada Awards of Excellence
“Mummer’s the word,” Toronto Star
(Dec. 20, 2017)
Second for Best Spirit of Canada Feature
2019 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“Mummer’s the word,” Toronto Star
(Dec. 20, 2017)
Honourable Mention for Family Travel Feature
2018 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“Spend a day prowling with the puffin patrol,” Toronto Star
(Nov. 14, 2017)
Honourable Mention for Family Travel Feature
2018 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“Spend a day prowling with the puffin patrol,” Toronto Star
(Nov. 14, 2017)
Honourable Mention
2018 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition
“Where the wild things are,” Toronto Star
(Oct. 21, 2017)
Illustrated Story — Print Publication
Third for Best Outdoors, Wildlife or Environmental or Responsible Tourism Feature
2019 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards
“How to swim with salmon,” Toronto Star
(Oct. 10, 2017)
Honourable Mention
2018 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition
“Ivvavik dreams,” Toronto Star
(Sept. 16, 2017)
Illustrated Story — Print Publication
Honourable mention for Best Canadian Story
2018 SATW Canadian Chapter Awards
“An Arctic camping experience in the Yukon with Parks Canada,” Toronto Star
(Sept. 13, 2017)
Honourable Mention
2018 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition
“Sasquatch hunting goes mainstream in small Canadian town,”
thedailybeast.com
(July 6, 2018)
Sports, Recreation and Adventure — Online Publication
Second for Best Canadian Story
2018 SATW Canadian Chapter Awards
“In pursuit of narwhals and adventure in Nunavut,” Toronto Star
(June 29, 2017)
Third for Best People Photo
2018 SATW Canadian Chapter Awards
“British Columbia embraces aboriginal experiences in tourism,” Toronto Star
(June 6, 2017)
Silver for Intergenerational and Family Travel (Print Publication)
2017 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition
“Canada’s walking safari,” Toronto Star
(Jan. 4, 2017)
Gold for Travel Series (Print Publication)
2017 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition
Canada 150 series, Toronto Star
(Various Dates, 2017)
Silver for Destination Travel (Newspaper)
2017 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition
“Wyoming dinosaur dig is a real Jurassic adventure,” Toronto Star
(Sept. 24, 2016)
IACP Cookbook Awards Finalist in Compilations Category (2014)
Toronto Star Cookbook: More Than 150 Diverse & Delicious Recipes Celebrating Ontario
Best Regional/Cultural Cookbook
Taste Canada, 2014
Toronto Star Cookbook: More Than 150 Diverse & Delicious Recipes Celebrating Ontario
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards (Canada’s Best Food Literature Book, 2013)
Toronto Star Cookbook: More Than 150 Diverse & Delicious Recipes Celebrating Ontario
Best Newspaper Food Column Writing (Association of Food Journalists, multiple years)
My Saucy Lady columns in the Toronto Star won first place in this North American competition in 2011, as well as third place in 2005, 2006 and 2012.
Canada’s Northern Lights Awards (Canadian Tourism Commission, 2003)
“Breakfast at the Hoito … and other Finnish rituals” in the Toronto Star won third place in the newspaper category of this North American competition.
Award of Excellence in Food Page Design, 175,000 and Over Circulation (Society for News Design, multiple years)
As Toronto Star food editor, I was part of a team that won six awards between 2001 and 2008 for our food section covers.