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 (1987).
Evidence: Lauris Dorothy Edmond OBE (née Scott, 2 April 1924 – 28 January 2000) was a New Zealand poet and writer. Born in Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, Edmond survived the 1931 Napier earthquake as a child. At the same time she received the Katherine Mansfield Memorial Fellowship, which enabled her to stay in the south of France for several months. Her Selected Poems (1984) won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Additionally, in 1987 she received the Lilian Ida Smith Award from PEN New Zealand; in 1988 New Zealand's Massey University awarded her an honorary DLitt degree; and in 1999 she received the A.W. 
Lauris Dorothy Scott
(1924-04-02)2 April 1924
Dannevirke, New Zealand Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship (1981)
Commonwealth Poetry Prize (1985)
Lilian Ida Smith Award (1987) Poet