The winners of the 1997 Governor General's Literary Awards was announced on November 18th by Donna Scott, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts. Each winner received a cheque for $10,000. The Canada Council for the Arts, commonly called the Canada Council, was introduced by Parliament in 1957. ...

English Language

Fiction

Winner:

• Jane Urquhart, The Underpainter

Other Finalists: Jane Urquhart (born June 21, 1949) is a Canadian author. ...

• Sandra Birdsell, The Two-Headed Calf
• Matt Cohen, Last Seen
• Elizabeth Hay, Small Change
• Eric McCormack, First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women

Sandra Birdsell (1942-) is a Canadian author who lives in Regina, Saskatchewan. ... Matt Cohen Matt Cohen (1942-1999) was a Canadian writer. ... Elizabeth, Duchess of Wellington (27 September 1820-13 August 1904) was born Lady Elizabeth Hay, a daughter of the eighth Marquess of Tweeddale. ... Eric McCormack (born April 18, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is an actor. ...

Poetry

Winner:

• Dionne Brand, Land to Light On

Other Finalists: Dionne Brand is a Canadian poet, novelist, and non-fiction writer who focuses on issues relating to black women. ...

• Marilyn Bowering, Autobiography
• Patrick Friesen, A Broken Bowl
• Carole Glasser Langille, In Cannon Cave
• Don McKay, Apparatus

Marilyn Bowering (born 1949) is a Canadian poet and novelist. ... Patrick Friesen (born 1946) is a Canadian poet who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Don MacKay (born 1942) is a Canadian poet who lives in Victoria, British Columbia. ...

Drama

Winner:

• Ian Ross, fareWel

Other Finalists: Ian Ross (born 1968 in McCreary, Manitoba) is an Métis playwright. ...

• Maureen Hunter, Atlantis
• Lee MacDougall, High Life
• Jason Sherman, Reading Hebron
• Judith Thompson, Sled

Maureen Hunter (born 1948) is a Canadian playwright who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...

Non-fiction

Winner:

• Rachel Manley, Drumblair - Memories of a Jamaican Childhood

Other Finalists:

• Wade Davis, One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest
• Catherine Dunphy, Morgentaler: A Difficult Hero
• Terry Glavin, This Ragged Place - Travels Across the Landscape
• Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser, Loyal till Death - Indians and the North-West Rebellion

Edmund Wade Davis (born December 14th 1953 in British Columbia, Canada) is a noted anthropologist and ethnobotonist. ...

Children's Literature - Text

Winner:

• Kit Pearson, Awake and Dreaming

Other Finalists:

• Cheryl Foggo, One Thing That's True
• James Heneghan, Wish Me Luck
• Teddy Jam, The Fishing Summer
• Barbara Nichol, Dippers

Children's Literature - Illustrations

Winner:

• Barbara Reid, The Party

Other Finalists:

• Blair Drawson, Flying Dimitri
• Marie-Louise Gay, Rumpelstiltskin
• Robin Muller, The Angel Tree
• Ludmila Zeman, The First Red Maple Leaf

Translation - French to English

Winner:

• Howard Scott, The Euguelion

Other Finalists:

• Jane Brierley, Canadians of Old
• Patricia Claxton, Baroque at Dawn
• David Homel, A Drifting Year
• Nancy Huston, The Goldberg Variations

Nancy Huston (born September 16, 1953) is a Canadian-born author who writes primarily in French. ...

French Language

Fiction

Winner:

• Aude, Cet imperceptible mouvement

Other Finalists:

• Bernard Assiniwi, La Saga des Béothuks
• Lise Bissonnette, Quittes et Doubles - Scènes de réciprocité
• Pierre Morency, La Vie entière - Histoires naturelles du Nouveau Monde
• Pierre Ouellet, Légende dorée

Lise Bissonnette (born 1945) is a Quebec writer and journalist. ...

Poetry

Winner:

• Pierre Nepveu, Romans-fleuves

Other Finalists:

• Nicole Brossard, Vertige de l'avant-scène
• Serge Legagneur, Poèmes choisis, 1961-1997
• Paul Chanel Malenfant, Fleuves
• Hélène Monette, Plaisirs et Paysages kitsch

Nicole Brossard (born November 27, 1943 in Montreal) is a leading French Canadian formalist poet and novelist. ...

Drama

Winner:

• Yvan Bienvenue, Dits et Inédits

Other Finalists:

• Jasmine Dubé, La Bonne Femme
• Marie-Line Laplante, Une tache sur la lune
• Robert Marinier, L'Insomnie
• Larry Tremblay, Ogre - Cornemuse

Non-Fiction

Winner:

• Roland Viau, Enfants du néant et mangeurs d'âmes - Guerre, culture et société en Iroquoisie ancienne

Other Finalists:

• Fernand Dumont, Une foi partagée
• Yolande Geadah, Femmes voilées, intégrismes démasqués
• Alain Bernard Marchand, Tintin au pays de la ferveur
• François Ricard, Gabrielle Roy - Une vie

Children's Literature - Text

Winner:

• Michel Noël, Pien

Other Finalists:

• Dominique Demers, Maïna, tomes 1 et 2
• Agathe Génois, Sarah, je suis là!
• Jacques Godbout, Une leçon de chasse
• Maryse Pelletier, Une vie en éclats

Jacques Godbout (born November 27, 1933 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a novelist, essayist, childrens writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet. ...

Children's Literature - Illustrations

Winner:

• Stéphane Poulin, Poil de serpent, dent d'araignée

Other Finalists:

• Leanne Franson, L'Ourson qui voulait une Juliette
• Stéphane Jorisch, Casse-Noisette
• Gilles Tibo, Simon et le petit cirque

Translation - English to French

Winner:

• Marie José Thériault, Arracher les montagnes

Other Finalists:

• François Barcelo, La Face cachée des pierres
• Nicole Côté, Verre de tempête
• Pierrot Lambert, L'Insight: Étude de la compréhension humaine

Other Governor General's Awards:

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 1992 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. ... Each winner of the 1991 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 dollars 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 1983 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. ...