Awards
- Casa de las Americas prize for the manuscript version of the poetry book, She Tries Her Tongue... 1998
- Tradewinds Collective (Trinidad & Tobago) Poetry –1st prize, 1988 & Short Story –1st prize, 1988
- Canadian Library Association prize for children's literature, runner up, for Harriet's Daughter - 1989
- Max and Greta Abel Award for Multicultural Literature, first runner up for Harriet's Daughter - 1989
- Guggenheim Fellow, in poetry – 1990
- McDowell Fellow – 1991
- Lawrence Foundation Award for the short story Stop Frame published in the journal Prairie Schooner - 1995
- Toronto Arts Award in writing and publishing, finalist–1995
- Rebels for a Cause award, the Elizabeth Fry Society of Toronto –2001
- Woman of Distinction award in the Arts, YWCA - 2001
- Chalmers Fellowship in Poetry – 2002
- Rockefeller Foundation residency in Bellagio, Italy - 2005.
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