Gerald Lampert

{{Short description|Canadian writer and educator}}

Gerald Lampert (c. 1924 - April 29, 1978) was a Canadian writer and educator,"Gerald Lampert: Poet founded workshops". The Globe and Mail, May 2, 1978. best known as the organizer of one of Canada's first annual educational workshop series for aspiring writers."Would-be authors and the professionals meet at writers' workshop". The Globe and Mail, June 14, 1975.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Lampert was educated at Wayne State University. The owner of an advertising agency in Toronto,"Books & Bookmen". The Globe and Mail, April 27, 1968. he was a part-time creative writing instructor at Ryerson Polytechnic and York University, and an active member of the Writers' Union of Canada."Chestnut/Flower Eye of Venus". The Globe and Mail, August 12, 1978. He organized the first Creative Writers Workshop in 1968 after noticing that a 1967 issue of Saturday Review listed over 40 such workshops and conferences in the United States but none at all in Canada.

During his lifetime, Lampert published the novel Tangle Me No More (1971),"Peter, Peter, purple writer". The Globe and Mail, October 2, 1971. and his poetry appeared in numerous anthologies and literary magazines. His second novel, Chestnut Flower Eye of Venus, was published in 1978 shortly after his death.

Following his death, the League of Canadian Poets created the Gerald Lampert Award in his memory.