ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, hiː sˈɜːvd ɔnðə dʒˈʊɹɹi fɚðə dˈeɪn ˈɑːɡɪlvi pɹˈaɪz, ɐ lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ ɪmˈɜːdʒɪŋ ˌɛldʒˌiːbˌiːtˈiː ɹˈaɪɾɚz ɪn kˈænədə, sᵻlˈɛktɪŋ dˈɛbɹə ˈændɚsən æz ðæt jˈɪɹz pɹˈaɪz wˈɪnɚ.
In 2009, he served on the jury for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, a literary award for emerging LGBT writers in Canada, selecting Debra Anderson as that year's prize winner.