Blaine Marchand (born 1949 in

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) is a Canadian writer."An interview with poet Blaine Marchand"
. ''

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'', June 4, 2013. Marchand has published poetry, non-fiction and a novel. A longtime program manager with the

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, some of his writing has been inspired by his international travels with the organization."Reading Pakistan"
''Vallum'' 9:1, Winter 2012. In 2012 he was guest editor of an issue of the Canadian poetry magazine ''Vallum'' dedicated to poets from

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. From 1992 to 1994 he was president of the

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. He was also a co-founder of the Ottawa Independent Writers, the Ottawa Valley Book Festival and the ''Canadian Review'', and a regular columnist for Ottawa's

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''. Openly

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, he lives in Ottawa.

Awards

* 1971 - Georgia May Cook Sonnet Award * 1987 - Anthos Poetry Prize * 1990 - The League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest, second prize * 1992 -

Archibald Lampman Award The Archibald Lampman Award is an annual Canadian literary award, created by Blaine Marchand, and presented by the literary magazine '' Arc'', for the year's best work of poetry by a writer living in the National Capital Region. The award is p ...

Publications

Poetry

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Novels

Non-fiction

Anthologies

* *Capital Poets: An Ottawa Anthology. (Ouroboros, 1989). *

References

External links

Blaine Marchand
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