Winner: 2001 VanCity Book Prize for "Wild West Women"; 1991 B.C. Book Prize, best non-fiction book by a BC author (Down the Road: Journeys through Small-Town British Columbia); Author or co-author: 11 trade books; some two dozen books for children and teens on Canadian history, biography; Co-author: social studies textbooks on Canadian history, countries of the world, ancient civilizations; Visiting lecturer: Department of Creative Writing, University of Victoria (1991-92); national president, PWAC,1991-92; Board Co-chair, Access Copyright, 1999-2001.