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AuthorHouse Author is Leacock Finalist - Again; Self-Published Columnist Kirkland in Running for Canada's Most Prestigious Humor Award.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- AuthorHouse author and syndicated columnist Gordon Kirkland has been named as one of the five finalists for this year's Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humor for his second book, "Never Stand Behind A Loaded Horse" (Thistledown Press). His first book, "Justice Is Blind - And Her Dog Just Peed In My Cornflakes" (Harbour Publishing) won the 2000 Stephen Leacock Award of Merit.

"Gordon Kirkland At Large," his syndicated newspaper column, first appeared in 1994. It runs in newspapers in both Canada and the United States. Both ...

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