Laurie Block



Laurie Block (born 1949) is a Canadian poet and educator.

Life
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he studied at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba.

Recognition

 * 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

Poetry

 * Governing Bodies. Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 1988. ISBN 0-88801-140-7
 * Foreign Graces/Bendiciones Ajenas. [Winnipeg]: Muses' Company, 1999. ISBN 1-896239-48-X
 * Time Out of Mind. Lantzville, BC: Oolichan Books, 2006. ISBN 0-88982-225-5

Bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.