My new memoir, Ground to Stand On: A Canadian Literary Life, will be released May 19th, 2026.

Appointed to the Order of Canada in Nov, 2020. 

Journey With No Maps won the 2013 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction

• Award presentation in Toronto Nov 13, 2013 

• Vancouver Writer Takes Governor General's Award for Non-fiction Vancouver Sun, Nov. 14, 2013

​Journey With No Maps was shortlisted for the 2013 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-fiction. 

• ​CBC Radio Interview "As it Happens" 

Sandra Djwa, "Finding a map, A Life of P.K. Page."
Landsdowne Public Lecture, University of Victoria, January 10, 2013.

Feb. 27 2013. Charles Taylor Award short-listed Authors at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto. ​

The Globe and Mail/Ben McNally Authors' Brunch on Sunday, March 3 ​

Vancouver Public Library, Marilyn Bowering, Sandra Djwa, Kathy Mezei, Kate Braid. "Inhabiting Women's Spaces: Perspectives from poetry, memoir, biography and history." Moderator Betsy Warland. Friday March 8, 2013. 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

October 19th, 2012 – 1:00 P.M. // Panel with Charles Foran, Vancouver International Festival of Writers // Studio 1398, Granville Island, Van​couver

October 21st, 2012 – 10:30 A.M. // Interview with Charles Foran, VIF // Studio 1398, Granville Island, Van​couver

​October 24th, 2012 – 7 P.M. // Speaking at West Vancouver Library // 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver

October 27th, 2012 – 2-4 P.M. // Signing at Munro’s bookstore // 1108 Government St., Victoria – 2- 4 pm

October 28th, 2012 – 2-4:30 P.M. // Launch of Journey With No Maps at Winchester Gallery // 2260 Oak St., Victoria

November 2nd, 2012 // Speaking at McGill University // 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal

November 5th, 2012 6-8pm // Ben McNally Bookstore // 366 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario

November 7th, 2012 – 7 P.M // Speaking at Vancouver Public Library (Downtown) // 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver