Feeling very buoyed by today’s announcement that North of North has been nominated for a 2026 Film Independent Spirit Award for Best New Scripted Series! I’ve talked a bit about my work on North of North, and am so incredibly grateful for this nomination as part of the producer team. (Working on the show was…
Creators Who Inspire: Canadian Media Fund Interview
In 2024, I did an interview with the Canadian Media Fund, describing my creative process and the path I took in building a career in Canadian film and television. The interview itself was a delight, and mostly focused on my work developing the Murdoch Mysteries spin-off Macy Murdoch (with Jessica Meya), but I also got…
2025 Canadian Screen Award Nominee!
I feel very grateful to have received some good news this morning — a nomination for a 2025 Canadian Screen Award for my work on the Children’s or Youth series Popularity Papers. Writing on this series was a real blast, and I owe so much to my showrunner (and co-writer) Vivian Lin. She invited me on…
Small Achievable Goals — February 25th on CBC Gem!
I’ve been a huge Baroness Von Sketch fan since forever, so when I say I jumped at the chance to work with Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen on their new project Small Achievable Goals, I mean that literally. Like, I jumped up and down… and I think I squealed? I definitely twirled. From the CBC…
2025 Writers Guild of Canada Award Nominee!
Exciting news today! I’ve been nominated for a 2025 Writers Guild of Canada Award for my work on the series Popularity Papers — the episode I wrote with showrunner extraordinaire and wonderful human Vivian Lin. I remember attending my very first WGC Awards way back in 2013. Check out the lo-res pics from that day…
Allegiance: Season 2 — January 15th on CBC Gem!
I was already a fan of Allegiance when I was hired on the show’s writing staff for its second season. I mean, the story of Sabrina Sohal is a deliciously complicated one — a police procedural that interrogates systemic discrimination, but that is also about identity, family, politics, work, and ethics. And it’s set in…
North of North — January 7th on CBC Gem!
New show alert! I got a chance to work on North of North way back in 2023 (during a difficult time in life — namely, the loss of my father). And let me tell ya — I remain grateful for the laughs, community, creative kinship, and support that came with forging stories for Siaja and friends….
2024 Canadian Screen Award Nominee!
Fantastic news today — I’ve been nominated for a 2024 Canadian Screen Award! Home Sweet Rome has been nominated for Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series. As I mentioned in my previous post, working on the series with showrunners Matt Huether and Courtney Jane Walker was a real thrill, as was time spent…
Sort Of: The Final Season — November 17th on CBC Gem!
All good things must come to an end, huh? Truthfully, I’ve been grieving Sort Of. Season three will be its last. This show has been an incredible gift. I’ve said it before, but it’s rare to be a part of a series wherein I not only connected with the material from multiple intersecting identity access…
How to Fail as a Popstar — October 13th on CBC Gem!
It’s always a delight when worlds collide, and I’ve been a massive fan of Vivek Shraya’s theatre and written work for years, so the opportunity to collaborate with her on the CBC Gem television adaptation of her play How to Fail as a Popstar was a no-brainer. They say never meet your heroes? I prefer…
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