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

Bibliography

  • 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

  • Honourable Mention, League of Canadian Poets Annual Contest, 1990[citation needed]
  • First place in the Manitoba Writers' Guild Writing Contest, 1993[citation needed]
  • Third place, dANDelion Poetry Contest, 1994[citation needed]
  • First place in the Manitoba Writers' Guild Writing Contest, 1994[citation needed]
  • Honourable Mention, League of Canadian Poets Annual Contest, 1997 and 1990[citation needed]
  • Honourable Mention, Arc Magazine poem of the year contest, 1998[citation needed]
  • Second and third prize, Bliss Carman Poetry Award, 1999[citation needed]
  • First prize, Prairie Fire Fiction Contest 2003[citation needed]
  • Gold Medal Award for short fiction, National Magazine Awards, Canada, 2004[citation needed]
  • Winner, Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry, 2007
  • *denotes obituary which appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press on September 1, 2018

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