Claim: Lauris Dorothy Scott, born on April 2, 1924 in Dannevirke, New Zealand, was a poet awarded with the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship (1981), Commonwealth Poetry Prize (1985), and Lilian Ida Smith Award (a New Zealand literary award from the New Zealand Society of Authors).
Evidence: Lauris Dorothy Scott
(1924-04-02)2 April 1924
Dannevirke, New Zealand The Lilian Ida Smith Award also known as the NZSA Lilian Ida Smith Award is a New Zealand literary award from the New Zealand Society of Authors. Lauris Dorothy Edmond OBE (née Scott, 2 April 1924 – 28 January 2000) was a New Zealand poet and writer.