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Rick Hillis | |
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| Died | (2014-10-06)October 6, 2014 |
| Occupation | Poet, short story writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | University of Saskatchewan University of Iowa (MFA) |
| Notable awards | Drue Heinz Literature Prize (1990) |
Rick Hillis was a Canadian poet and short story writer.
He graduated from theUniversity of Saskatchewan and theIowa Writers Workshop, with an MFA. He attendedStanford University as a Stegner Fellow and Jones Lecturer in fiction writing, and was also a Chesterfield Film Writers’ Fellow at Universal Studios.
He taught creative writing at a number of institutions, includingReed College,[1]Stanford University,Lewis & Clark College, and theUniversity of Oregon. As well, he was on faculty at theUniversity of Iowa’s Summer Writers’ Festival.[2] He began teaching atDePauw University in 2002.[3]
Rick Hillis died on October 6, 2014.[4]
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