Awards & Achievements
2023 - Longlisted for short story, Night Watch in “Will There Be A Sunset?” Anthology Contest - October 2023 - Fiction
2023 - Writer in Residence - Halls Island Artist Residency, Halls Island - August-September 2023
2022 - Published The Obsessive List Approach: How to Write a Winning Short Story - Chicken House Press - July 2022 - Nonfiction
2022 - Published short story with Chicken House Press, Fins, Teeth, and Broken Surfboards in “The Things We Leave Behind” Anthology - April 2022 - Fiction
2021 - Published story in Blank Spaces Canadian Literary Arts Magazine, Enduring Traditions - December 2021 - Flash Fiction
2021 - Shortlisted with short story, Fins, Teeth, and Broken Surfboards for “The Things We Leave Behind” Anthology Contest - October 31, 2021 - Fiction
2021 - Published Mixing Solitude with Camaraderie - Writescape - October 2021 - Nonfiction
2021 - Longlisted for short story, Fins, Teeth, and Broken Surfboards in “The Things We Leave Behind” Anthology Contest - September 2021 - Fiction
2021 - Published Binge-worthy Podcasts for Writers - Writescape - September 2021 - Nonfiction
2020 - Winner of Writescape’s International Postcard Story Contest, 2nd Place for Smoke Job - July 29, 2020 - Flash Fiction
2020 - Shortlisted for the Writescape’s International Postcard Story Contest - July 22, 2020 - Flash Fiction
2020 - Longlisted for the Writescape’s International Postcard Story Contest - July 15, 2020 - Flash Fiction
2020 - Published short story, Guilty Minds in Nefariam: The Element of Crime Anthology - June 2020 - Crime Fiction
2020 - Published Snippets of Intrigue at Midtown Station - Writescape, May 2020 - Nonfiction
2020 - Published Interview in The Thrill Begins, Debut Author Spotlight with Colleen Winter, March 1, 2020 - Nonfiction
2019 - Published Power to Make a Difference - Writescape, March 2019 - Nonfiction
2018 - Published story in Just Words, Volume 2, Best Canadian Literature - Fall 2018 - Fiction
2018 - Published Interview with CanLit Author Lauren Carter, Lit Mag Love, September 28, 2018 - Nonfiction
2018 - Published Best Writer's Birthday Present - Writescape, April 24, 2018 - Nonfiction
2018 - Published story in Blank Spaces Canadian Literary Arts Magazine, Necessity - March 2018 - Fiction
2018 - Winner of Blank Spaces Canadian Literary Arts Magazine, 1st place for Necessity - January 2018 - Fiction
2018 - Shortlisted for Blank Spaces Canadian Literary Arts Magazine - January 2018 - Fiction
2018 - Shortlisted for Barbara Kyle's 4th Annual Manuscript Evaluation Contest, Finalist - January 2018 - Fiction
2016 - Published Sex on the Beach in Beneath The Surface: A Collection of Grey-Bruce Stories - November 2016 - Fiction
2016 - Published Unwanted Reminiscing in Beneath The Surface: A Collection of Grey-Bruce Stories - November 2016 - Fiction
2016 - Published Locked in a Historic Library for 72 Hours in The Owen Sound Hub - Sept 2016 - Nonfiction
2016 - Shortlisted for the Elora Writers' Festival Short Story Contest - Seashells, Swans, and Ice Cream - May 2016 - Fiction
2016 - Winner of the Ontario Writers Conference - Story Starter Contest - May 2016 - Fiction
2016 - Double Shortlisted for the Ontario Writers Conference - Story Starter Contest - March 2016 - Fiction
2015 - Winner of the Scogog Council for the Arts Literary Short Story Contest, 2nd place for Ridiculous Outlaw - November 2015 - Fiction.
2015 - Published 10 Reasons to Attend a Writers' Conference in Ontario Writers' Conference News Magazine, March, 2015 - Nonfiction.
2015 - Runner-up of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Spirit Award
2014 - Published Alone in the Crowd in The Writing Spiral: Learning as a Writer, a Nonfiction story.
2014 - Published The Tree Trimming Party in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas in Canada, a Nonfiction Story.
2014 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Spirit Award
2014 - Runner-up of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Remy Award
2014 - Shortlisted for the Ontario Writers Conference - Story Starter Contest, Finalist - April 2014 - Fiction
2013 - Honourable Mention for Young Adult Novel, Trash 'n Treasure in the Muskoka Novel Marathon, Fiction
2013 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Spirit Award
2013 - Runner-up of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Remy Award
2012 - Honourable Mention for Young Adult Novel, Pushing Skinny in the Muskoka Novel Marathon, Fiction
2012 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - BIC Award
2012 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Runner-up for the Remy Award
2011 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Remy Award
2011 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Rockstar Award
2011 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - BIC Award
2011 - Published Flowers in The Quilted Word, The Georgian Bay Folk Society 2011 - Nonfiction
** Notes:
2011 to Current Date - Published random blogs on both: AscribeWriters.com and lvtwriter.com - Nonfiction
1988 - 2008 - Published numerous nonfiction articles in various South-Western Ontario newspapers under the names: Lori Mezenberg and Lori Page.
2023 - Longlisted for short story, Night Watch in “Will There Be A Sunset?” Anthology Contest - October 2023 - Fiction
2023 - Writer in Residence - Halls Island Artist Residency, Halls Island - August-September 2023
2022 - Published The Obsessive List Approach: How to Write a Winning Short Story - Chicken House Press - July 2022 - Nonfiction
2022 - Published short story with Chicken House Press, Fins, Teeth, and Broken Surfboards in “The Things We Leave Behind” Anthology - April 2022 - Fiction
2021 - Published story in Blank Spaces Canadian Literary Arts Magazine, Enduring Traditions - December 2021 - Flash Fiction
2021 - Shortlisted with short story, Fins, Teeth, and Broken Surfboards for “The Things We Leave Behind” Anthology Contest - October 31, 2021 - Fiction
2021 - Published Mixing Solitude with Camaraderie - Writescape - October 2021 - Nonfiction
2021 - Longlisted for short story, Fins, Teeth, and Broken Surfboards in “The Things We Leave Behind” Anthology Contest - September 2021 - Fiction
2021 - Published Binge-worthy Podcasts for Writers - Writescape - September 2021 - Nonfiction
2020 - Winner of Writescape’s International Postcard Story Contest, 2nd Place for Smoke Job - July 29, 2020 - Flash Fiction
2020 - Shortlisted for the Writescape’s International Postcard Story Contest - July 22, 2020 - Flash Fiction
2020 - Longlisted for the Writescape’s International Postcard Story Contest - July 15, 2020 - Flash Fiction
2020 - Published short story, Guilty Minds in Nefariam: The Element of Crime Anthology - June 2020 - Crime Fiction
2020 - Published Snippets of Intrigue at Midtown Station - Writescape, May 2020 - Nonfiction
2020 - Published Interview in The Thrill Begins, Debut Author Spotlight with Colleen Winter, March 1, 2020 - Nonfiction
2019 - Published Power to Make a Difference - Writescape, March 2019 - Nonfiction
2018 - Published story in Just Words, Volume 2, Best Canadian Literature - Fall 2018 - Fiction
2018 - Published Interview with CanLit Author Lauren Carter, Lit Mag Love, September 28, 2018 - Nonfiction
2018 - Published Best Writer's Birthday Present - Writescape, April 24, 2018 - Nonfiction
2018 - Published story in Blank Spaces Canadian Literary Arts Magazine, Necessity - March 2018 - Fiction
2018 - Winner of Blank Spaces Canadian Literary Arts Magazine, 1st place for Necessity - January 2018 - Fiction
2018 - Shortlisted for Blank Spaces Canadian Literary Arts Magazine - January 2018 - Fiction
2018 - Shortlisted for Barbara Kyle's 4th Annual Manuscript Evaluation Contest, Finalist - January 2018 - Fiction
2016 - Published Sex on the Beach in Beneath The Surface: A Collection of Grey-Bruce Stories - November 2016 - Fiction
2016 - Published Unwanted Reminiscing in Beneath The Surface: A Collection of Grey-Bruce Stories - November 2016 - Fiction
2016 - Published Locked in a Historic Library for 72 Hours in The Owen Sound Hub - Sept 2016 - Nonfiction
2016 - Shortlisted for the Elora Writers' Festival Short Story Contest - Seashells, Swans, and Ice Cream - May 2016 - Fiction
2016 - Winner of the Ontario Writers Conference - Story Starter Contest - May 2016 - Fiction
2016 - Double Shortlisted for the Ontario Writers Conference - Story Starter Contest - March 2016 - Fiction
2015 - Winner of the Scogog Council for the Arts Literary Short Story Contest, 2nd place for Ridiculous Outlaw - November 2015 - Fiction.
2015 - Published 10 Reasons to Attend a Writers' Conference in Ontario Writers' Conference News Magazine, March, 2015 - Nonfiction.
2015 - Runner-up of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Spirit Award
2014 - Published Alone in the Crowd in The Writing Spiral: Learning as a Writer, a Nonfiction story.
2014 - Published The Tree Trimming Party in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas in Canada, a Nonfiction Story.
2014 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Spirit Award
2014 - Runner-up of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Remy Award
2014 - Shortlisted for the Ontario Writers Conference - Story Starter Contest, Finalist - April 2014 - Fiction
2013 - Honourable Mention for Young Adult Novel, Trash 'n Treasure in the Muskoka Novel Marathon, Fiction
2013 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Spirit Award
2013 - Runner-up of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Remy Award
2012 - Honourable Mention for Young Adult Novel, Pushing Skinny in the Muskoka Novel Marathon, Fiction
2012 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - BIC Award
2012 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Runner-up for the Remy Award
2011 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Remy Award
2011 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - Rockstar Award
2011 - Winner of the Muskoka Novel Marathon - BIC Award
2011 - Published Flowers in The Quilted Word, The Georgian Bay Folk Society 2011 - Nonfiction
** Notes:
2011 to Current Date - Published random blogs on both: AscribeWriters.com and lvtwriter.com - Nonfiction
1988 - 2008 - Published numerous nonfiction articles in various South-Western Ontario newspapers under the names: Lori Mezenberg and Lori Page.