Interview With Stan Dragland

Stan Dragland (1942-2022) was a prolific Canadian author with close ties to the Newfoundland arts community. After retiring, Dragland moved to St. John's where he continued his writing career. Dragland co-founded poetry publishing company, Brick Books, was the founding editor of the literary ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dragland, Stan, McKenzie, Stephanie
Format: Moving Image (Video)
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/oralhistories/id/1
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Summary:Stan Dragland (1942-2022) was a prolific Canadian author with close ties to the Newfoundland arts community. After retiring, Dragland moved to St. John's where he continued his writing career. Dragland co-founded poetry publishing company, Brick Books, was the founding editor of the literary magazine Brick , and the poetry editor for publisher McClelland & Stewart. He was awarded the Gabrielle Roy Prize for Canadian Literary Criticism (1994); bpNichol Chapbook Award (2002); the Newfoundland and Labrador Rogers Cable Non-Fiction Award (2005) for his memoir Apocrypha: Further Journeys Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Nonfiction (2019); and in 2020, was appointed to the Order of Canada. Credits: Interviewer: Stephanie McKenzie; Cameraman/Video Editor: Zay Nova; Lighting/Audio: Darrell Power