A great way to start the new year! I’ve been nominated for a 2026 Writers Guild of Canada Award for my work on the series North of North — the episode I co-wrote with the fab Aviaq Johnston and Garry Campbell. So glad this series continues to grow in esteem and audience. North of North is special. The Writers…
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Allegiance: Season 3 — January 7th on CBC Gem!
Tag Team, back again! To say my heart belongs to Allegiance is an understatement. Working on the second season changed my life, a blend of personal and professional growth that was ultimately quite transformative. And the third season continued that journey. The writers’ room was a family, led by the incredible Penny Gummerson and Ley…
Saint-Pierre: Season 2 — January 5th on CBC!
I got the chance to hop Canadian coasts in 2025 and be in the writers’ room on the fantastic CBC police procedural Saint-Pierre. Created by the legendary Allan Hawco and Robina Lord-Stafford, Saint-Pierre is about exiled Newfoundland Inspector “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, who “is partnered with headstrong Deputy Chief Archambault (Arch) to solve unique crimes that bely…
2026 Film Independent Spirit Nominee!
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…
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…
2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominee!
Woke up to some super cool news this morning — I’ve been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing on a Comedy Series for my episode of CBC’s Sort Of! Now I get to be one of the jerks who says things like “It’s an honour just to be nominated.” But it is!…
2023 CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst!
Feeling very excited and honoured to be participating in the CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst program, presented with the Canadian Film Centre. On the program: “Designed through an anti-racist and equity-focused lens, the accelerator program for senior-level writers who identify as Indigenous, Black, or People of Colour provides hands-on and personally tailored on-set experience, additional tools…
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