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Laurie Block (1949–2018) was a Canadian poet^[1] and educator. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he studied at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba.

Bibliography[edit]

Governing Bodies - poetry, 1988 ISBN 0-88801-140-7
Foreign Graces/Bendiciones Ajenas - poetry, 1999 ISBN 1-896239-48-X
Time Out of Mind - poetry, 2006 ISBN 0-88982-225-5

Awards[edit]

Honourable Mention, League of Canadian Poets Annual Contest, 1990
First place in the Manitoba Writers' Guild Writing Contest, 1993
Third place, dANDelion Poetry Contest, 1994
First place in the Manitoba Writers' Guild Writing Contest, 1994
Honourable Mention, League of Canadian Poets Annual Contest, 1997 and 1990.
Honourable Mention, Arc Magazine poem of the year contest, 1998
Second and third prize, Bliss Carman Poetry Award, 1999
First prize, Prairie Fire Fiction Contest 2003
Gold Medal Award for short fiction, National Magazine Awards, Canada, 2004
Winner, Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry, 2007^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Biography of Dorise Nielsen wins 4 Manitoba book awards". CBC News. April 28, 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2010.

*denotes obituary which appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press on September 1, 2018

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