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Maurice Mierau is a Winnipeg writer, editor, and teacher. His second book of poems, Fear Not, came out with Turnstone Press in fall 2008.

Maurice’s first book of poems was Ending with Music (Brick, 2002). It was described
by the University of Toronto Quarterly as “a marvelously energetic performance.” Memoir of a
Living Disease, Maurice’s non-fiction book, won a Margaret McWilliams Award from the
Manitoba Historical Society in 2006.

Maurice is associate editor of a Winnipeg-based fiction imprint, Enfield & Wizenty.
In addition he works as a poetry editor for Contemporary Verse 2.
He is past president of the League of Canadian Poets.

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What's New

  • Fear Not wins the ReLit Award

    Fear Not has won the 9th annual ReLit Award in the poetry category; the winner in short fiction is Lisa Foad for The Night is a Mouth, and the winner for the novel is Michael Blouin for Chase and Haven. I will appear at the ReLit Award Celebration in Ottawa on October 25th to receive one of the very cool ReLit rings. You can hear CBC radio Newfoundland interviews with award founder Kenneth Harvey and the winners here.
    There’s a a cbc.ca story here.

  • New on-line interview

    You can read a new on-line interview of me talking about Canadian poetry and publishing with Jonathan Ball, posted on his blog here.

  • Named as Winnipeg Public Library Writer-in-Residence

    I’m happy to announce that I’ve been named as the Winnipeg Public Library’s Writer-in-Residence for 2009-10, succeeding playwright Bruce McManus. My term will begin on Oct. 1, 2009, and continue through the end of June, 2010. I’ll be available for consultation two days per week at the Millennium Library.
    See the library’s announcement here.