CV

Education

September 2005 – April 2007
Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario
Bachelor of Journalism
Awards: Gordon Sinclair Scholarship and Michael de Pencier Award for Magazine Writing

September 2000 – April 2004
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario
Bachelor of Arts, with Honours
English Literature and History

Professional Experience

October 2010 – Present
National Post
Books Editor

April 2007 – October 2010
National Post
Reporter

September 2006 – October 2006
The Globe and Mail
Reporter

April 2006 – August 2006
Eye Weekly
Editorial Intern

Related Experience

July 2006 – May 2007
Torontoist
Contributor

April 2003 – May 2007
Fiction Editor/Editorial Assistant
Lichen Arts & Letters Preview (International literary journal)

October 2006 – April 2007
The Ryersonian
Reporter

October 2006 – December 2006
The Ryersonian
Arts Editor

April 2006 – December 2006
War Correspondent Training Program
Canadian Military
Exercises Iron Talon I and II, Exercise Vigilant Guardian, Exercise Steadfast Guardian

December 2002 – April 2004
Editorial Board
Ultraviolet (Student-run literary journal of Queen’s University)

Other Writing

(Fiction)
• “October” (Lichen) - Summer 2007
• “The Varadero All-Stars” (Descant) – Fall 2006
• “The Apple Falls Far From The Tree” (Scrivener Creative Review) – Fall 2005
• “Birds of Prey” (Pindeldyboz) – Summer 2005
• “Pet Alligators” (Ultraviolet) – Spring 2005
• “Robots of Harlem” (Kiss Machine) – Spring 2004
• “But Who Will Save The Poachers?” (The Lighthouse Wire) – Spring 2003

(Non-Fiction)
• Brother Grim: A Profile of Tony Bugess (The Walrus) - July/August 2011
• His Own Private Shangri-La: A Profile of Lee Henderson (Taddle Creek) - Summer 2010
• Review of Stuart Ross’ Buying Cigarettes for the Dog (The Walrus) – May 2009
• Review of Brian Joseph Davis’ I, Tania (This Magazine) – September/October 2007
• Review of Michael Redhill’s Consolation (Spacing) – Winter/Spring 2007
• Review of Joe Ollman’s This Will All End In Tears (This Magazine) – January/February 2007
• In Conversation with Mobashar Qureshi (Lichen Arts & Letters Preview) – Fall 2006
• In Conversation with Barry Webster (Lichen Arts & Letters Preview) – Fall 2005
• In Conversation with Dede Crane (Lichen Arts & Letters Preview) – Spring 2005
• “Grumbling from the Attic” (The Mississippi Review) – Summer 2004

My writing has also appeared in the following publications: Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Victoria Times Colonist, Vancouver Province, Windsor Star, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Regina Leader-Post, and The Eyeopener.

Etc.

(Juries)
• Literary Death Match — November, 2011
• Polaris Music Prize — Summer 2011
• The Doug Wright Awards — May, 2011
• National Magazine Awards (Fiction) — Spring 2011
• ABC Life Literacy Canada Munsch at Home Contest — December, 2010
• Harbourfront Festival Prize — September 2010
• Polaris Music Prize — Summer 2010
• Harbourfront Festival Prize — September 2009
• Polaris Music Prize — Summer 2009
• Authors at Harbourfront Centre — Open Stage Night — March 25, 2009

(Panels/Hosting/Appearances)
• Moderator: Ottawa International Writers Festival — When We Talk About War: In conversation with Noah Richler — April 29, 2012
• Moderator: Ottawa International Writers Festival — The Weight of History: Peter Hobbs, Ami McKay and Vincent Lam — April 27, 2012
• Host: The International Festival of Authors — Patricia Marx, Tessa McWatt, D.W. Wilson, Zachariah Wells — October 30, 2011
• Host: The International Festival of Authors — Frances Itani, Nicole Lundrigan, Peter Behrens, Ken Babstock — October 29, 2011
• Moderator/Curator: Ottawa International Writers Festival — In the Shadow of the Soviet Union: David Bezmozgis and Andrew J. Borkowski — October 22, 2011
• Panelist: Word on the Street — The Scotiabank Giller Prize Hour — September 25, 2011
• Reader: 9/11 Ten Years On — Adam Sol, Tabatha Southey, Michael Lista, Stacey May Fowles — September 11, 2011
• Panelist: Humber College, Creative Book Publishing — The Enterprise — August 17, 2011
• Panelist: Humber College, School for Writers — Panel with Stuart Woods on Trends in Publishing — July 13, 2011
• Moderator: Book Summit 2011 — Interview with Lev Grossman — June 17, 2011
• Host: Authors at Harbourfront Centre — Holly Luhning, Sarita Mandanna, and Miriam Toews — April 6, 2011
• Host: Authors at Harbourfront Centre — Michael Christie, Don Rearden, and Iain Reid — March 9, 2011
• Guest: CBC Books Podcast — February 4, 2011
• Member: The Vancouver Sun Book Club — February, 2011
• Guest: Here and Now — CBC Radio — November 12, 2010
• Host: The International Festival of Authors — Julie Roorda, Emily St. John Mandel, Caroline Adderson — October 30, 2010
• Host: The International Festival of Authors — Ken Finkleman, Priscila Uppal, Alexander MacLeod, Sophie Hannah — October 29, 2010
• Guest: The World at Six — CBC Radio — October 29, 2010
• Moderator: To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion — July 8, 2010
• Moderator: Book Summit 2010 — Hot New Models: A Conversation — June 18, 2010
• Member: Pop Fiction: The Eye Weekly Book of the Month Club — July, 2010
• Member: Pop Fiction: The Eye Weekly Book of the Month Club — June, 2010
• Host: ALOUD: a Celebration for Young Readers, presented by Authors at Harbourfront Centre — Gitty Daneshvari — May 13, 2010
• Host: ALOUD: a Celebration for Young Readers, presented by Authors at Harbourfront Centre — Kevin Sylvester — May 13, 2010
• Host: ALOUD: a Celebration for Young Readers, presented by Authors at Harbourfront Centre — Laurel Croza and Matt James — May 12, 2010
• Host: ALOUD: a Celebration for Young Readers, presented by Authors at Harbourfront Centre — John Boyne — May 12, 2010
• Host: Toronto Comic Arts Festival — In Conversation with Daniel Clowes — May 7, 2010
• Member: Pop Fiction: The Eye Weekly Book of the Month Club — May, 2010
• Host: Authors at Harbourfront Centre — Michael Helm, Erín Moure, and Russell Smith — April 28, 2010
• Member: Pop Fiction: The Eye Weekly Book of the Month Club — March, 2010
• Panelist: Association of Canadian Publishers — Book Publicity — February 8, 2010
• Member: Pop Fiction: The Eye Weekly Book of the Month Club — February, 2010
• Member: Pop Fiction: The Eye Weekly Book of the Month Club — January, 2010
• Host: The eh List Author Series — Interview with Wayson Choy — December 3, 2009
• Panelist: The Humber School of Creative and Performing Arts — Creative Book Publishing — August 21, 2009
• Panelist: That Shakesperean Rag — Digitization Roundtable — July 31, 2009
• Panelist: University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies — The Book Is Dead: Long Live The Book — July 9, 2009
• Panelist: International Festival of Authors — The Future of Reading — October 27, 2008