her first short story was nominated for the journey prize, and her next three were selected for the coming attractions anthology. her collection of stories, "the rule of last clear chance", was shortlisted for the commonwealth writers prize and the rogers writers' trust fiction prize, and was named one of the best books of the year by the globe and mail. her work has been published in the harvard review, descant and the fiddlehead, and one of her stories has been turned into a short film by her twin sister, naomi mccormack, an award-winning filmmaker. her most recent short story in the harvard review was recorded as a spoken word version by the drum, and was anthologized in best canadian short stories 2014. "backspring", her first novel, was shortlisted for the 2016 amazon.ca first novel award.