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	Stephen Leacock - Definition, explanation
		Stephen Butler Leacock (December 30, 1869 – March 28, 1944) was a British-Canadian writer and economist.
		Leacock, always of obvious intelligence, was sent to the elite private school of Upper Canada College in Toronto, where he was top of the class and so popular he was chosen as head boy.
		Leacock was both a social conservative and a partisan Conservative.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/st/stephen_leacock.php (1031 words)

	Stephen Leacock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Stephen Butler Leacock (December 30, 1869 – March 28, 1944) was a British-Canadian writer and economist.
		Leacock, always of obvious intelligence, was sent to the elite private school of Upper Canada College in Toronto, OntarioToronto, where he was top of the class and so popular he was chosen as head boy.
		Leacock was predeceased by his wife and survived by his son Stephen Jr.
	www.infothis.com /find/Stephen_Leacock (807 words)

	Stephen Leacock Memorial Award
		Le Stephen Leacock Memorial Award, communément appelé le Stephen Leacock Award for Humour, consiste en une médaille d'argent, décernée chaque année à l'auteur canadien du meilleur livre d'humour.
		Depuis 1946, elle est offerte par la compagnie Stephen Leacock Associates, établie à Orillia, en Ontario.
		Après la mort de Stephen LEACOCK, en mars 1944 à Montréal, un groupe de personnes, désireuses de perpétuer son souvenir et de rendre hommage à son talent extraordinaire d'écrivain humoriste, crée l'association.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=F1ARTF0007700 (240 words)

	Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
		The Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour is a silver medal awarded each year to the Canadian writer of the best book of humour.
		Since 1946 it has been offered by the Stephen Leacock Associates, based in Orillia, Ont. After Stephen LEACOCK died in Mar 1944 in Montréal, the association was formed by people who wanted to remember their kinship with him and his unique talent as a writer of humour.
		Among award recipients are Harry J. Luck of the Irish and Homebrew and Patches), Robertson DAVIES (Leaven of Malice), Pierre BERTON (Just Add Water and Stir), W.O. Jake and the Kid) and Farley MOWAT (The Boat Who Wouldn't Float).
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007700 (210 words)

	ABOUT STEPHEN LEACOCK
		Stephen Butler Leacock, Canada’s pre-eminent humorist, was born in Swanmore, England in 1869 and as a young child moved to Canada with his family.
		In 1908 Leacock purchased 19.73 acres of land in Orillia, Ontario on the shores of Lake Couchiching.
		Stephen Leacock passed away in March 1944 and was buried in his family’s plot at Sibbald Point.
	www.leacock.ca /STEPHEN.htm (413 words)

	Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (usually the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour or just the Stephen Leacock Award) is an annual award presented to the best work of humorous literature written in English by a Canadian.
		It is named for Stephen Leacock, a famous Canadian humour writer.
		The current prize is $10,000 (CAD) and it is awarded each year in a ceremony in Leacock's hometown of Orillia, Ontario.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stephen_Leacock_Memorial_Medal_for_Humour (458 words)

	Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour - Definition, explanation
		The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (usually the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour or just the Stephen Leacock Award) is an annual award presented to the best work of humorous literature written in English by a Canadian.
		It is named for Stephen Leacock, a famous Canadian humour writer.
		The current prize is $10,000 (CAD) and it is awarded each year in a ceremony in Leacock's hometown of Orillia, Ontario.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/st/stephen_leacock_memorial_medal_for_humour.php (504 words)

	Articles - Stephen Leacock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Leacock, always of obvious intelligence, was sent to the elite private school of Upper Canada College in Toronto, where he was top of the class and so popular he was chosen as head boy.
		Leacock was both a social conservative and a partisan Conservative.
		The following year, the Stephen Leacock Centennial Committee had a plaque erected at his English birthplace and a mountain in the Yukon was named after him.
	gaple.com /articles/Stephen_Leacock?mySession=14e7811c2bab34d50b5c49... (932 words)

	Directory - Arts: Literature: World Literature: Canadian: Genres: Humor: Authors: Leacock, Stephen
		Stephen Leacock Building · Description and pictures of the building, located on the campus of McGill University.
		Stephen Leacock: Humorist and Educator · Biography, chronology, quotations, and an overview of his work with samples.
		Stephen Leacock: Humorist and Educator · Includes a biography, a detailed look at his central works, a brief glance at his other works, a bibliography, and resources.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=523586 (237 words)

	Poet: Stephen Leacock - All poems of Stephen Leacock
		Stephen Butler Leacock was a well known humorist, essayist, teacher, political economist, and historian.
		The recipient of numerous honorary degrees, awards and distinctions Leacock was the English-speaking world's best-known humorist 1915-25.
		Stephen Leacock: Humorist and Educator / Stephen Leacock...
	www.poemhunter.com /stephen-leacock/poet-6652 (312 words)

	Harbour Publishing
		As the Leacock Award is nearing its 60th anniverisary Arthur Black is only the third individual to win the award a total of 3 times.
		The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal was created in 1946 in memory of Stephen Leacock, the world-famous Canadian humorist and educator.
		The winner was announced at a luncheon at the Stephen Leacock Museum in Orillia, Ontario on April 19, 2006 and the award itself will be presented at a dinner at Geneva Park in Orillia on June 10, 2006.
	www.harbourpublishing.com /news_story.php?id=171 (265 words)

	LEACOCK MEDAL FOR HUMOUR
		The 2007 winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour is no stranger to the award podium.
		As with the previous two volumes, this book is about the misadventures of Dave, Morley and the rest of that familiar family of characters as they reveal their nefarious double lives, petty crimes and everyday transgressions.
		The Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour has been awarded since 1947 as a means to honour the dean of Canadian humourists and to perpetuate comedic writing in Canada.
	www.leacock.ca (545 words)

	Poet: Stephen Leacock - All poems of Stephen Leacock
		Stephen Butler Leacock was a well known humorist, essayist, teacher, political economist, and historian.
		The recipient of numerous honorary degrees, awards and distinctions Leacock was the English-speaking world's best-known humorist 1915-25.
		Stephen Leacock: Humorist and Educator / Stephen Leacock...
	poemhunter.com /stephen-leacock (330 words)

	CBC Radio \| Vinyl Cafe \| Merchandise
		The fiction from his popular radio show "The Vinyl Cafe" has been published in five volumes so far: Stories from the Vinyl Cafe, Home from the Vinyl Cafe, Vinyl Cafe Unplugged, Vinyl Cafe Diaries and Dave Cooks the Turkey.
		Both Home from the Vinyl Cafe and Vinyl Cafe Unplugged have won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour.
		Vinyl Cafe Diaries was the recipient of the Canadian Authors Association Award for Short Stories.
	www.cbc.ca /vinylcafe/books.html (910 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Leacock, who died in 1944, became arguably the most prominent Canadian humorist of his day (and probably of all time).
		Leacock has the ability to turn a story, to make it take a crazy, unexpected twist even when you are looking for such a maneuver.
		Leacock died when I was six, but I did know his son, who still lived in town.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0771099843 (2000 words)

	STEPHEN LEACOCK MEDAL FOR HUMOUR
		Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) was an internationally popular Canadian humorist, educator, lecturer, and author of more than 30 books of lighthearted sketches and essays.
		Close friends, colleagues and supporters of Stephen Leacock established Leacock Associates in 1946 as a means of honoring him.
		The Association set up a collection of books, letters and personal items in the Orillia Public Library in Toronto, commissioned a bronze bust of Leacock, and established a memorial Medal to be awarded annually for the best book of humour written by a Canadian.
	home.comcast.net /~netaylor1/leacock.html (141 words)

	26/05/97 -- Arts: The B.C. Book Prizes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		She had the honour of being short-listed for this prestigious award, but the entire affair began with a dubious premonition.
		The night before the awards banquet she went out to a Chinese restaurant and received a fortune cookie that read: "Victory is iffy." The next day, she arrived for the ceremony and was handed a lapel pin that read: "Hello, I am Susan Musgrove." Her victory was looking iffier by the minute.
		The five remaining awards were presented after the elegant dinner which was accompanied by the Armadillo String Quartet.
	www.peak.sfu.ca /the-peak/97-2/nissue4/bcbooks.html (848 words)

	Paul Quarrington - Biography
		Toronto Globe and Mail critic William French proclaimed Quarrington "a fresh and zany voice" in Canadian fiction, and his novel The Life of Hope, a "first-class farce of the absurd." King Leary was his next novel, for which he received the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1987.
		The novel won Quarrington a Governor's General Award for fiction, and was made into a successful, motion picture.
		Civilization (about film making early in Hollywood's history) and The Boy on the Back of the Turtle (non-fiction account of a trip to the Galápagos Islands with his father and his young daughter), were released to great media fanfare and fan delight.
	www.quarrington.org /bio.htm (1474 words)

	Books at Random House of Canada - Author Spotlight: Mordecai Richler
		Mordecai Richler was born in Montreal in 1931.
		The author of ten successful novels, numerous screenplays, and several books of non-fiction, his novel, Barney's Version, was an acclaimed bestseller and the winner of The Giller Prize, the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour, the QSpell Award, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Novel in the Caribbean and Canada region.
		Richler also won two Governor General’s Awards and was shortlisted twice for the Booker Prize.
	www.randomhouse.ca /catalog/author.pperl?authorid=25498 (394 words)

	Mordecai Richler
		That was the conclusion at the 1998 Stephen Leacock Award for Humour luncheon yesterday, when it was announced that Richler was the winner for his book Barney's Version (Knopf, $32.95).
		Richler was not present but Knopf representative Dianne Martin, who accepted the award on his behalf, suggested that despite his celebrated grumpiness, the Montreal-based writer becomes more appealing as time goes on.
		Founded by the Stephen Leacock Associates, the medal has been given out since 1947.
	www.geocities.com /davidnicholson_99/Richler.htm (602 words)

	BECOME A LEACOCK ASSOCIATE
		Becoming a member of the Stephen Leacock Association is as easy as sending us your name, address, postal code and telephone number, along with, of course, your membership fee.
		Annual fees are due and payable at the time of enrollment, you will be notified through your copy of the Newspacket when your membership is due to expire.
		This is a joint membership with the Stephen Leacock Museum and benefits include the Newspacket, mailed to your home, free admission to the Stephen Leacock Museum, a 10% discount at the Museum Gift Shop, and advance notice of tickets for the Annual Award Dinner and other events.
	www.leacock.ca /MEMBER.htm (137 words)

	The Canada Council for the Arts - Winners of the 2004 Governor General's Literary Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Her 1996 first novel, Summer of My Amazing Luck, won the John Hirsch Award and was nominated for the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour.
		Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Dallaire was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross and is the winner of the first Aegis Award for Genocide Prevention.
		Christie’s Book Award, the CLA Book of the Year for Children Award and the Ruth Schwartz Award, as well as a host of children’s choice awards across the country.
	www.canadacouncil.ca /prizes/ggla/ggla_winners_laureates_2004.htm (2540 words)

	Stephen Leacock Museum
		Leacock House takes on an old fashioned Christmas charm.
		Our volunteers have scoured the countryside in search of natural greenery and have decorated the house with plenty of wreaths, boughs and hand-made decorations.
		Join us as we mark the birthday of Stephen Leacock.
	www.leacockmuseum.com /events.htm (527 words)

	Learn more about List of books by award or notoriety in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Learn more about List of books by award or notoriety in the online encyclopedia.
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	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_books_by_award_or_notoriety.html (157 words)

	UNB Archives and Special Collections-Stuart Trueman Fonds-Series 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Of special interest under no. 3 are 3 files relating to the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour which Trueman won in 1969 for You're Only as Old as You Act.
		Correspondence relating to published and unpublished manuscripts generally and to Cousin Elva, The Ordeal of John Gyles, The Fascinating World of New Brunswick and Mildred Trueman's two cookbooks specifically is located in series 1.
		Also located in series 1 are letters sent to Trueman following his receipt of the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour.
	www.lib.unb.ca /archives/trueman/ser2.html (844 words)

	Canadian literature Article, Canadianliterature Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		By the 1990sCanadian literature was viewed as some of the world's best and Canadian authors began to accumulate international awards.
		CarolShields 's The Stone Diaries won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and in 1998 her novel Larry's Party won the OrangePrize.
		Marian Engel Award for female writers in mid-career
	www.anoca.org /award/canada/canadian_literature.html (1895 words)

	Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop
		The author was in attendance at the awards ceremony held in Orillia,
		Leacock is considered to be the father of
		“A few days before the book was released the distributor that was handling it for the publisher strongly suggested that the cover should be changed to make it more like the cover of the previous book, because it had received the Leacock Award of Merit,” the author quipped.
	www.humorwriters.org /KirklandLeacock.html (261 words)

	GVPL \| Reader's Café \| BookNews & Awards \| Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
		Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour winners in our Catalogue.
		The only award of its kind for Canadian humour.
		Official Web Site of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour award.
	www.gvpl.ca /readers_cafe/awards/leacock.php (418 words)

	Gordon Kirkland
		Canadian author, entertainer and syndicated columnist Gordon Kirkland has won the Stephen Leacock Award of Merit for the second time.
		This year's award was for his book Never Stand Behind A Loaded Horse (Thistledown.) His first book, Justice Is Blind - And Her Dog Just Peed In My Cornflakes also received the award in 2000.
		His weekly syndicated humor column appears in newspapers in both Canada and the United States, and his first book, Justice Is Blind - And Her Dog Just Peed In My Cornflakes, was awarded the Stephen Leacock Award of Merit for Humor in 2000.
	www.gordonkirkland.com /news.html (1592 words)

	Find in a Library: The Leacock medal treasury : 3 decades of the best of Canadian humour
		The Leacock medal treasury : 3 decades of the best of Canadian humour
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	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/21c6d41745052867.html (59 words)

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