Mike Blouin has been the recipient of the Diana Brebner Prize for Poetry from Arc , Canada's National Poetry Magazine, as well as the Lillian I. Found Prize for Poetry from Carleton University, and his work has been shortlisted for a National Magazine Award. He is the author of the collection of poetry I'm Not Going to Lie to You (Pedlar, 2007). He resides in Oxford Mills, a rural community near Ottawa.