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Each winner of the 1992 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada, normally simply known as the Governor General of Canada in French, Gouverneur(e) général(e) is the Canadian representative of the monarch (presently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). ...
The Canada Council for the Arts, commonly called the Canada Council, was introduced by Parliament in 1957. ...
English Language
Fiction Winner: Other Finalists: Michael Ondaatje (born September 12, 1943) is a Canadian author. ...
The English Patient is a novel by Michael Ondaatje which deals with the gradually revealed histories of a critically burned man, his Canadian nurse, a thief, and a British Army sapper as they live out the end of World War II in an Italian monastery. ...
- Sandra Birdsell, The Chrome Suite
- Archie Crail, The Bonus Deal
- John Steffler, The Afterlife of George Cartwright
- Sheila Watson, Deep Hollow Creek
Sandra Birdsell (1942-) is a Canadian author who lives in Regina, Saskatchewan. ...
Sheila Watson (born Sheila Doherty on October 24, 1909, at New Westminster, British Columbia, died on February 1, 1998 at Nanaimo, British Columbia) was a Canadian novelist, critic and teacher. ...
Poetry Winner: Other Finalists: Lorna Crozier (born May 24, 1948) is a Canadian poet who lives in Saanichton, British Columbia. ...
- Evelyn Lau, Oedipal Dreams
- Laura Lush, Hometown
- Steve McCaffery, Theory of Sediment
- Kathleen McCracken, Blue Light, Bay and College
Evelyn Lau (born July 2, 1971) is a Canadian poet and novelist. ...
Steven McCaffery (born January 24, 1947) is a Canadian poet and scholar who was a professor at York University, but now holds the Gray Chair at SUNY Buffalo (Amherst). ...
Drama Winner: - John Mighton, Possible Worlds and A Short History of Night
Other Finalists: - Daniel Brooks and Guillermo Verdecchia, The Noam Chomsky Lectures
- Dave Carley, Writing With Our Feet
- Judith Thompson, Lion in the Streets
- Dianne Warren, Serpent in the Night Sky
Non-fiction Winner: - Maggie Siggins, Revenge of the Land: A Century of Greed, Tragedy and Murder on a Saskatchewan Farm
Other Finalists: Maggie Siggins Maggie Siggins (1942 – ) is a Canadian journalist and writer. ...
- Michael Bliss, Plague: A Story of Smallpox in Montreal
- Ken Cuthbertson, Inside: The Biography of John Gunther
- Michael R. Marrus, Mr. Sam: The Life and Times of Samuel Bronfman
Michael Bliss (born 1941) is a Canadian historian and outspoken public figure. ...
Children's Literature - Text Winner: - Julie Johnston, Hero of Lesser Causes
Other Finalists: Margaret Buffie (born March 29, 1945) is an award winning Canadian childrens author who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...
This article is about the Canadian novelist. ...
Children's Literature - Illustration Winner: - Ron Lightburn, Waiting for the Whales
Other Finalists: - Eric Beddows, Zoom Upstream
- Suzanne Duranceau, Hickory, Dickory, Dock
- Maryann Kovalski, The Big Storm
- Mireille Levert, When Jeremiah Found Mrs. Ming
Translation (from French to English) Winner: - Fred A. Reed, Imagining the Middle East
Other Finalists: - Neil B. Bishop, Death of the Spider
- Sheila Fischman, Felicity's Fool
- Luise von Flotow, Deathly Delights
- Agnes Whitfield, Divine Diva
Sheila Leah Fischman (born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1937) is a Canadian translator who specializes in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature. ...
French Language
Fiction Winner: Other Finalists: Anne Hebert Anne Hébert (August 1, 1916 - January 22, 2000) was a Canadian author and poet. ...
- Lise Bissonnette, Marie suivait l'été
- Louis Lefebvre, Guanahani
- Gilles Pellerin, Je reviens avec la nuit
- Louise Simard, La très noble demoiselle
Lise Bissonnette (born 1945) is a Quebec writer and journalist. ...
Poetry Winners: - Gilles Cyr, Andromède attendra
Other Finalists: - Paul Bélanger, Retours suivi de Minuit, l'aube
- Yves Boisvert, La balance du vent
- Pierre Ouellet, Fonds suivi de Faix
- Jean-Noël Pontbriand, Lieux - Passages
Drama Winner: - Louis-Dominique Lavigne, Les petits orteils
Other Finalists: - Dominic Champagne, La cité interdite
- Robert Claing, Anna
- Marie Laberge, Pierre ou la consolation
- Marthe Mercure, Tu faisais comme un appel
Non-fiction Winner: Other Finalists: Pierre Turgeon (b. ...
- Gilles Boileau, Le silence des Messieurs. Oka, terre indienne
- Jean Marcel, Pensées, passions et proses
- Pierre Morency, Lumière des oiseaux
- Louis Sabourin, Passion d'être, désir d'avoir
Children's Literature - Text Winner: - Christiane Duchesne, Victor
Other Finalists: - Linda Brousseau, Coups durs pour une sorcière
- Dominique Demers, Un hiver de tourmente
- Esther Rochon, L'ombre et le cheval
- Daniel Sernine, Les rêves d'Argus
Children's Literature - Illustration Winner: - Gilles Tibo, Simon et la ville de carton
Other Finalists: - Honey Fox, Le bébé de Lulu
- Pierre Pratt, Léon sans son chapeau
- Daniel Sylvestre, Mais qui va trouver le trésor?
Translation (from English to French) Winner: - Jean Papineau, La mémoire postmoderne
Other Finalists: - Marie-Luce Constant, Les princes marchands
- Hervé Juste, Le Canada aux enchères
- Michèle Marineau, Le monde merveilleux de Marigold
2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990 - 1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982 - 1981 - 1980 - 1979 - 1978 - 1977 - 1976 - 1975 - 1974 - 1973 - 1972 - 1971 - 1970 - 1969 - 1968 - 1967 - 1966 - 1965 - 1964 - 1963 - 1962 - 1961 - 1960 - 1959 - 1958 - 1957 - 1956 - 1955 - 1954 - 1953 - 1952 - 1951 - 1950 - 1949 - 1948 - 1947 - 1946 - 1945 - 1944 - 1943 - 1942 - 1941 - 1940 - 1939 - 1938 - 1937 - 1936 Since their creation in 1937, the Governor Generals Literary Awards have become one of Canadas most prestigious prizes, awarded in both French and English in seven categories: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Drama, Childrens Literature-Text, Childrens Literature-Illustration, and Translation. ...
The nominees for the 2004 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 26. ...
The 2001 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were be presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on November 14. ...
The 2000 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, and Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts, on November 14 at Rideau Hall. ...
The winners of the 1998 Governor Generals Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts on November 17th in Ottawa. ...
Each winner of the 1994 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. ...
Each winner of the 1993 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. ...
Each winner of the 1989 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. ...
Each winner of the 1986 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ...
Each winner of the 1980 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ...
Each winner of the 1979 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ...
Each winner of the 1969 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ...
Each winner of the 1966 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ...
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