Each winner of the 1990 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10000 and a specially bound edition of his or her book. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the
Canada Council for the Arts
The Canada Council for the Arts (french: Conseil des arts du Canada), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It acts as the federal government's principal in ...
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English Language
Fiction
Winner:
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Nino Ricci
Nino Pio Ricci (born 1959) is a Canadian novelist who lives in Toronto, Ontario.Nino Ricci's ...
Diane Schoemperlen
Diane Mavis Schoemperlen (born July 9, 1954) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer.
Early life and education
Schoemperlen was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and educated at Lakehead University.
Career
Schoemperlen's first novel, ''In the ...
Dionne Brand
Dionne Brand (born 7 January 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist, essayist and documentarian. She was Toronto's third Poet Laureate from September 2009 to November 2012. She was admitted to the Order of Canada in 2017Patrick Lane, ''Winter''
Drama
Winner:
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Ann-Marie MacDonald
Ann-Marie MacDonald (born October 29, 1958) is a Canadian playwright, author, actress, and broadcast host who lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. MacDonald is the daughter of a member of Canada's military; she was born at an air force base near ...
, ''
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
''Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)'' is a 1988 comedic play by Ann-Marie MacDonald in which Constance Ledbelly, a young English literature professor from Queen's University, goes on a subconscious journey of self-discovery.
Constance t ...
George F. Walker
George F. Walker (born August 23, 1947) is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter. He is one of Canada's most prolific playwrights, and also one of the most widely produced Canadian dramatists both in Canada and internationally.
Early years
Wal ...
Stephen Clarkson
Stephen Clarkson, (21 October 1937 – 28 February 2016) was one of Canada’s preeminent political scientists and a professor of political economy at the University of Toronto.
Life and career
Clarkson's work focused mainly on two areas: the ev ...
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Christina McCall
Christina McCall (29 January 193527 April 2005) was a Canadian political writer.
Biography
Christina McCall was born on 29 January 1935 in Toronto, Ontario, to Orlie Alma (Freeman) and Christopher Warnock McCall. She studied English language an ...
, ''Trudeau and Our Times''
Other Finalists:
* Timothy Findley, ''Inside Memory: Pages from a Writer's Workbook''
* Eugene Forsey, ''A Life on the Fringe: The Memoirs of Eugene Forsey''
* Ron Graham, ''God's Dominion: A Sceptic's Quest''
* James King, ''The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read''
Children's Literature – Text
Winner:
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Michael Bedard
Michael Bedard (born June 26, 1949) is a Canadian children's writer. He was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1971 with a BA in philosophy and English. He began writing when his former high ...
, ''Redwork''
Other Finalists:
*
Jan Andrews
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* Japanese Article Numb ...
, ''The Auction''
* Brian Doyle, ''Covered Bridge''
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Welwyn Wilton Katz
Welwyn Wilton Katz (born June 7, 1948) is a Canadian children's author who has lived in Kitchener and Toronto, Ontario. In 1994 she was awarded the Vicky Metcalf Award. She currently lives in London, Ontario.
She gave an interview.
Works
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, ''Le Voyage magnifique d'Emily Carr''
Other Finalists:
* René-Daniel Dubois, ''Le Troisième fils du professeur Yourolov''
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Anne Hébert
Anne Hébert (pronounced in French) (August 1, 1916 – January 22, 2000), was a Canadian author and poet. She won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, three times, twice for fiction and once for poetry.
Early life
Hébe ...
, ''L'Île de la Demoiselle''
Non-fiction
Winner:
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Jean-François Lisée
Jean-François Lisée (born February 13, 1958) is a Quebec nationalist politician who served as the leader of the Parti Québécois from October 2016 until October 2018. He was first elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 20 ...
Winner:
* Christiane Duchesne, ''La Vraie histoire du chien de Clara Vic''
Other Finalists:
* José Fréchette, ''L'Automne à 15 ans''
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* Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present)
* Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
* Prince Philippe, Count ...
, ''L'Héritage de Qader''
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Johanne Massé
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Charlotte
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