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Each winner of the 1993 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 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: Carol Shields (May 16, 1935–July 16, 2003) was an American-born Canadian author. ...
- Caroline Adderson, Bad Imaginings
- Thomas King, Green Grass, Running Water
- David Adams Richards, For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down
- Carol Windley, Visible Light
This article is about the Canadian novelist. ...
David Adams Richards (born 1950) is a Canadian author. ...
Poetry Winner: - Don Coles, Forests of the Medieval World
Other Finalists: - Claire Harris, Drawing Down a Daughter
- Monty Reid, Crawlspace: New and Selected Poems
- Douglas Burnet Smith, Voices from a Farther Room
- Patricia Young, More Watery Still
Claire Harris (born 1937) is a Canadian poet who lives in Calgary, Alberta. ...
Drama Winner: Other Finalists: - Daniel MacIvor, House Humans
- Raymond Storey, The Saints and Apostles
- David Young, Glenn
Daniel MacIvor is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director and film director. ...
Non-Fiction Winner: Other Finalists: Karen Connelly (b. ...
- Marq de Villiers, The Heartbreak Grape: A Journey in Search of the Perfect Pinot Noir
- Marian Fowler, In a Gilded Cage
- Jane Jacobs, Systems of Survival
- Noël Mostert, Frontiers
Jane Butzner Jacobs (born May 4, 1916) is a writer, activist, and city aficionado. ...
Children's Literature - Text Winner: - Tim Wynne-Jones, Some of the Kinder Planets
Other Finalists: - Mitzi Dale, Bryna Means Courage
- James Houston, Drifting Snow: An Arctic Search
- Carol Matas, Daniel's Story
- Shirley Sterling, My Name Is Seepeetza
Carol Matas (born 1949) is a Canadian childrens writer who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...
Children's Literature - Illustration Winner: - Mireille Levert, Sleep Tight, Mrs. Ming
Other Finalists: - Scott Cameron, Beethoven Lives Upstairs
- Marc Mongeau, There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen!
- Russ Willms, Brewster Rooster
- Leo Yerxa, Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall
Translation (from French to English) Winner: - D.G. Jones, Categorics One, Two and Three
Other Finalists: 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. ...
Linda Gaboriau is a Canadian playwright and literary translator. ...
French Language
Fiction Winner: Other Finalists: Nancy Huston (born September 16, 1953) is a Canadian-born author who writes primarily in French. ...
- Esther Croft, Au commencement était le froid
- Robert Lalonde, Sept lacs plus au nord
- Rober Racine, Le Mal de Vienne
- Pierre Yergeau, Tu attends la neige, Léonard?
Poetry Winner: - Denise Desautels, Le Saut de l'ange
Other Finalists: - Denise Boucher, Grandeur nature
- Roger Des Roches, La Réalité
- Madeleine Gagnon, La Terre est remplie de langage
- Serge Patrice Thibodeau, Le Cycle de Prague
Drama Winner: Other Finalists: - Jasmine Dubé, Petit Monstre
- Gilbert Dupuis, Kushapatshikan
Non-Fiction Winner: - François Paré, Les Littératures de l'exiguïté
Other Finalists: - Léon Dion, Québec 1945-2000 : Les intellectuels et le temps de Duplessis
- Maurice Lemire, Formation de l'imaginaire littéraire au Québec 1764-1867
- Jean Terrasse, De Mentor à Orphée
- Andrée Yanacopoulo, Hans Selye ou la Cathédrale du stress
Children's Literature - Text Winner: - Michèle Marineau, La Route de Chlifa
Other Finalists: - Yves Beauchemin, Antoine et Alfred
- Dominique Demers, Les grands sapins ne meurent pas
- Raymond Plante, Les Dents de la poule
Children's Literature - Illustration Winner: - Stéphane Jorisch, Le Monde selon Jean de ...
Other Finalists: - Francis Back, Des crayons qui trichent
- Michel Bisson, Thomas et la nuit
- Sheldon Cohen, Le Plus Long Circuit
- François Vaillancourt, Le Premier Voyage de Monsieur Patapoum
Translation (from English to French) Winner: - Marie Josée Thériault, L'Oeuvre du Gallois
Other Finalists: - Hervé Juste, Histoire de la sécurité sociale au Canada
- Charlotte Melançon, Grandeur et misère de la modernité
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 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. ...
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 1969 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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