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1979 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1979 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council, Canada Council for the Arts. The 1979 awards were the first for which a shortlist of finalists was released a month before the presentation of the awards. English French References {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards 1979 literary awards, Governor General's Awards 1979 in Canada, Governor General's Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts (), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporations of Canada, Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It is Canada's public arts funder, with a mandate to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. The Council's grants, services, initiatives, prizes and payments contribute to the vibrancy of a creative and diverse arts and literary scene and support its presence across Canada and abroad. The Council's investments contribute to fostering greater engagement in the arts among Canadians and international audiences. In addition, the Canada Council administers the Art Bank, which operates art rental programs and an exhibitions and outreach program. The Canada Council Art Bank holds the largest collection of contemporary Canadian art in the world. The Canada Council is also responsible for the secretariat for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Musgrave
Susan Musgrave (born March 12, 1951) is a Canadian poet and children's writer. She was born in Santa Cruz, California, to Canadian parents, and lives in British Columbia, dividing her time between Sidney and Haida Gwaii. She has been nominated several times for Canada's Governor General literary awards. Musgrave left school at 14, and had her first works published at 16. In 1986, at a wedding held in prison, she married Stephen Reid, a writer, convicted bank robber and former member of the infamous band of thieves known as the Stopwatch Gang. Their relationship was chronicled in 1999 in the CBC series '' The Fifth Estate''. Musgrave defended Al Purdy's collection of poetry, ''Rooms for Rent in the Outer Planets: Selected Poems, 1962–1996'', in '' Canada Reads 2006'', a nationally broadcast radio "battle of the books" competition. She teaches creative writing in the University of British Columbia's optional residency Master of Fine Arts program. Musgrave's archives are h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Roy (writer)
André Roy (born February 27, 1944) is a Canadian poet and arts critic from Quebec.André Roy . Poems of the Month Program, Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate. He won the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry in 1985 for ''Action writing'' and was a shortlisted nominee for the award on three other occasions. He has also published extensively as a film and literary critic, and was an editor of the cultural magazines ''Hobo-Québec'' and ''Spirale''. An ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Bélanger (poet)
Marcel Bélanger, (June 2, 1920 – May 2, 2013) was a Canadian academic. Born in Deschaillons, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1940 and a Master of Commerce degree in 1943 from Université Laval. He received a Master of Arts in economics from Harvard University in 1948. From 1946 to 1972, he was a professor of economics at the Université Laval. From 1946 to 1977, he was a founding partner of the Chartered Accountant firm, Bélanger Dallaire Gagnon & Associates (today part of Ernst & Young). From 1960 to 1976, he helped advise the Quebec government on federal-provincial relations and public finance for Premiers Jean Lesage, Daniel Johnson, Jean-Jacques Bertrand, and Robert Bourassa. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Abitibi-Price, National Bank of Canada, BCE Inc., Celanese Canada, Eldorado Nuclear, Cameco, Great-West Assurance, Labatt Brewing Company, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Hudson's Bay Company, Provigo, and ING Canada. From 1975 to 1976, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Melançon , ''Le Paradis des apparences''
Robert Melançon (born 12 May 1947) is a Canadian writer and translator. He has been a professor of literature at the Université de Montréal since 1972. Melançon was born in Montreal, Quebec. Honors * 1979 – Governor General's Award for French-language poetry or drama, ''Peinture aveugle'' * 1990 – Governor General's Award for English to French translation, ''Second Rouleau'' (with Charlotte Melançon) * 2003 – Prix Victor-Barbeau, ''Exercices de désoeuvrement'' * 2005 – Prix Alain-Grandbois The Prix Alain-Grandbois or ''Alain Grandbois Prize'' is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry. Publications * 1972 – The Poetic Image in France, Philippe Desportes Hopil Claude, 1570–1630References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General's Award For French-language Poetry Or Drama
The Governor General's Award for French-language poetry or drama was a Canadian literary award that annually recognized one Canadian writer for a work of poetry or drama published in French. It was one of the Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit from 1959 to 1980, after which it was divided into the award for French-language poetry and award for French-language drama. The Governor General's Awards program is administered by the Canada Council for the Arts The Canada Council for the Arts (), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It is Canada's public arts funder, with a mandate to foster and promote the study a .... The program was created and inaugurated in 1937, for 1936 publications in two categories, conventionally called the 1936 awards. French-language works were first recognized by the 1959 Governor General's Awards. 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s References {{Gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Nepveu
Pierre Nepveu (born 16 September 1946 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian poet, novelist and essayist. As a scholar, he specializes in modern Quebec poetry, in particular the work of Gaston Miron. He taught at the French Studies Department of Université de Montréal from 1979 until his retirement in 2009. Awards and recognition * 1979: non-fiction finalist, Governor General's Awards, ''Les mots à l'écoute'' * 1986: fiction finalist, Governor General's Awards, ''L'hiver de Mira Christophe'' * 1997: poetry winner, Governor General's Awards, ''Romans-fleuves'' * 1998: nonfiction winner, Governor General's Awards, ''Intérieurs du Nouveau Monde : Essais sur les littératures du Québec et des Amériques'' * 2003: poetry winner, Governor General's Awards, ''Lignes aériennes'' * 2005: winner, Prix Athanase-David * 2011: Member of the Order of Canada * 2018: Officer of the National Order of Quebec The National Order of Quebec ( French: ), also known as the Order of Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Latouche
Daniel commonly refers to: * Daniel (given name), a masculine given name and a surname * List of people named Daniel * List of people with surname Daniel * Daniel (biblical figure) * Book of Daniel, a biblical apocalypse, "an account of the activities and visions of Daniel" Daniel may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature * ''Daniel'' (Old English poem), an adaptation of the Book of Daniel * ''Daniel'', a 2006 novel by Richard Adams * ''Daniel'' (Mankell novel), 2007 Music * "Daniel" (Bat for Lashes song) (2009) * "Daniel" (Elton John song) (1973) * "Daniel", a song from '' Beautiful Creature'' by Juliana Hatfield * ''Daniel'' (album), a 2024 album by Real Estate Other arts and entertainment * ''Daniel'' (1983 film), by Sidney Lumet * ''Daniel'' (2019 film), a Danish film * Daniel (comics), a character in the ''Endless'' series Businesses * Daniel (department store), in the United Kingdom * H & R Daniel, a producer of English porcelain between 1827 and 184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos
Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh and Sheelagh) is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name ''Síle'', which is believed to be a Gaelic form of the Latin name ''Caelia'', the feminine form of the Roman clan name ''Caelius'', meaning 'heavenly'. People * Sheelagh Matear, New Zealand professor of marketing * Sheila (French singer) (born 1945), real name Annie Chancel, French singer of group " Sheila (and) B. Devotion" * Sheila Bair (born 1954), chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation * Sheila Bleck (born 1974), American bodybuilder * Sheila Burnett (born 1949), British sprint canoeist * Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer * Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born 1979), American politician * Sheila Chisholm (1895–1969), Australian socialite, probable inspiration for the Australian phrase "a good-looking sheila" * Sheila Copps (born 1952), Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 1993–97 * Sheila Dikshit (1938–201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Clift
"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by Belgian singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member (as Sister Luc-Gabrielle). The English-version lyrics of the song were written by Noël Regney. In addition to French and English, Deckers recorded versions in Dutch, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese. It was a top selling record in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964. Commercial performance "Dominique" reached the Top 10 in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964, topping the chart in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It reached the Top 5 in Norway, Denmark, Ireland and South Africa, with the song making it into the lower reaches of the Top 10 in the Netherlands, West Germany, and the United Kingdom. The song reached and stayed at No. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General's Award For French-language Non-fiction
The Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a non-fiction book written in French. It is one of fourteen Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit, seven each for creators of English- and French-language books. The Governor General's Awards program is administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The program was created and inaugurated in 1937, for 1936 publications in two categories, conventionally called the 1936 awards. French-language works were first recognized by the 1959 Governor General's Awards. Winners and nominees 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{DEFAULTSORT:Governor General's Award For French Language Non-Fiction *French Awards established in 1959 1959 establishments in Canada Non-fiction Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or content (media), media content that attempts, in good faith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Paradis
Suzanne Paradis (born 27 October 1932) is a Canadian poet, novelist and critic based in Quebec. Paradis was born in Quebec City, Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, .... Books * Pour les enfants des morts * A temps, le bonheur * Les Hauts Cris * La Chasse aux autres * Les Cormorans * L'Oeuvre de pierre * Pour voir les plectrophanes naitre * Emmanuelle en noir * Il y eut un matin * La Voie sauvage * Quand la terre etait toujours jeune * L'ete sera chaud * Noir sur sang * Un Portrait de Jeanne Joron * Poemes, 1959, 1960, 1961 * Adrienne Choquette lue par Suzanne Paradis * Miss Charlie * Les Chevaux de verre * Un gout de sel * Un Aigle dans la basse-cour * La Ligne bleue References Sources * Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 53: Canadian Writers Since 1960, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
