Laurie Block
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
Awards
- 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
- 1 2 "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
External links
- Laurie Block
- Oolichan Books Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1949 births
- 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
- Living people
- Writers from Winnipeg
- 20th-century Canadian poets
- 21st-century Canadian poets
- 20th-century Canadian male poets
- 20th-century Canadian male dramatists and playwrights
- Poets from Manitoba
- 21st-century Canadian male poets
- Canadian poet stubs