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 Foreign Graces/Bendiciones Ajenas - poetry, 1999 Time Out of Mind - poetry, 2006
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
References
*denotes obituary which appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press on September 1, 2018
External links Laurie Block Oolichan Books