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1993 Governor General's Awards
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. English Language Fiction Winner: *Carol Shields, ''The Stone Diaries'' Other Finalists: *Caroline Adderson, ''Bad Imaginings'' * Thomas King, '' Green Grass, Running Water'' * David Adams Richards, ''For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down'' * Carol Windley, ''Visible Light'' 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'' Drama Winner: * Guillermo Verdecchia, ''Fronteras Americanas'' Other Finalists: *Daniel MacIvor, ''House Humans'' * Raymond Storey, ''The Saints and Apostles'' * David Young, ''Glenn'' Non-Fiction Winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General Of Canada
The governor general of Canada (french: gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal viceregal representative of the . The is head of state of Canada and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, but resides in oldest and most populous realm, the United Kingdom. The , on the advice of Canadian prime minister, appoints a governor general to carry on the Government of Canada in the 's name, performing most of constitutional and ceremonial duties. The commission is for an indefinite period—known as serving '' at Majesty's pleasure''—though five years is the usual length of time. Since 1959, it has also been traditional to alternate between francophone and anglophone officeholders—although many recent governors general have been bilingual. The office began in the 17th century, when the French crown appointed governors of the colony of Canada. Following the British conquest of the colony, the British monarch appointed governors of the Province of Quebec (later the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Young (playwright)
David or Dave Young may refer to: Entertainment * David Young (Canadian playwright) (born 1946), Canadian playwright and novelist * David Young (novelist) (born 1958), British novelist * David Young (judge), daytime court television show judge in Miami * ''Judge David Young'', daytime court television show * David Young (TV producer), British game show producer * David Young (Neighbours), fictional character on Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * David Young, founding editor of the '' Farmers' Almanac'', 1818 * David Young, writer and actor for CollegeHumor web site Music * David Young (saxophonist, 1912-1992), American jazz tenor saxophonist * Dave Young (bassist) (born 1940), Canadian jazz double bassist * David Young (guitarist) (1949–2022), English musician, record producer and sound engineer * Dave Young (musician) (born 1982), Canadian rock musician * David Young (musician) (active from 1990), American recorder musician * David Young (composer), American video gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Mongeau
Marc or MARC may refer to: People * Marc (given name), people with the first name * Marc (surname), people with the family name Acronyms * MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging, * MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system of the State of Maryland, serving Maryland, Washington, D.C., and eastern West Virginia * MARC (archive), a computer-related mailing list archive * M/A/R/C Research, a marketing research and consulting firm * Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition, a non-profit, volunteer organization * Matador Automatic Radar Control, a guidance system for the Martin MGM-1 Matador cruise missile * Mid-America Regional Council, the Council of Governments and the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the bistate Kansas City region * Midwest Association for Race Cars, a former American stock car racing organization * Revolutionary Agrarian Movement of the Bolivian Peasantry (''Movimiento Agrario Revolucionario del Campesinado Boliviano''), a defunct right-wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Cameron (illustrator)
Scott Cameron may refer to: * Scott Cameron (cricketer) (born 1996), Scottish cricketer * Scott Cameron (swimmer) (born 1976), Olympic swimmer from New Zealand * Scotty Cameron (born 1962), American golf club maker *Scotty Cameron (ice hockey) Scott Angus Cameron (November 5, 1921 – April 12, 1993) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 35 games for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League during the 1942–43 NHL season, 1942–43 season. The rest of his ... (1921–1993), Canadian ice hockey player * Scott Frederick Cameron, Canadian Surgeon General {{hndis, name=Cameron, Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireille Levert
Mireille Levert (born December 20, 1956) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books, living in Quebec. She was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and studied plastic arts at the Université du Québec à Montréal, graduating in 1979. She was a founding member of the Association des illustrateurs et illustratrices du Québec. Levert taught illustration at the Université du Québec à Montréal from 1997 to 2002. She lives and works in Montreal. She took part in the International Biennial of Children's Books in Barcelona. Selected works * ''La Giraffe'', children's book, illustrated by Levert, text by Cécile Cloutier (1984) * ''Passing time'', children's book, illustrated by Levert, text by Christiane L'Heureux (1987) * ''Jérémie et Mme Ming'', children's book, illustrated by Levert, text by Sharon Jennings (1990) shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration * ''Sleep Tight Mrs. Ming'', children's book, illustrated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Sterling
Shirley may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Shirley'' (novel), an 1849 novel by Charlotte Brontë * ''Shirley'' (1922 film), a British silent film * ''Shirley'' (2020 film), an American film * ''Shirley'' (album), a 1961 album by Shirley Bassey * "Shirley" (song), a 1958 song by John Fred and the Playboys * ''Shirley'' (TV series), a 1979 TV series People * Shirley (name), a given name and a surname *Shirley (Danish singer) (born 1976) * Shirley (Dutch singer) (born 1946), Dutch singer and pianist Places United Kingdom * Shirley, Derbyshire, England * Shirley, New Forest, a location near Bransgore in Hampshire *Shirley, Southampton, a district of Southampton, Hampshire, England * Shirley, London, in Croydon *Shirley, West Midlands, England United States *Shirley, Arkansas *Shirley, Illinois * Shirley, Indiana *Shirley, Maine * Shirley, Massachusetts, a New England town **Shirley (CDP), Massachusetts, the main village in the town * Shirley, Minnesota * Shirley, Missouri *Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Matas
Carol Matas is a Canadian writer. Carol Matas has had more than forty-five books for young people published over several decades, including science fiction, fantasy, historical and contemporary. Her novels often reflect a Jewish perspective, and her best-known are set during the Holocaust. Her books have been highly honored. She has been shortlisted for the Governor General's Awards The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ... twice. Bibliography * ''After the War'' * ''Cloning Miranda'' (1999) * ''The Second Clone'' (2001) * ''The Dark Clone'' (2005) * ''Of Two Minds'' (with Perry Nodelman) * ''More Minds'' (with Perry Nodelman) * ''Out of their Minds'' (with Perry Nodelman) * ''A Meeting of Minds'' (with Perry Nodelman) * ''The Freak'' * ''The Garden'' * ''Jesper'' * ''Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Archibald Houston
James Archibald Houston (June 12, 1921 – April 17, 2005) was a Canadian artist, designer, children's author and filmmaker who played an important role in the recognition of Inuit art and introduced printmaking to the Inuit. The Inuit named him ''Saumik'', which means "the left-handed one". Biography Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, James Houston studied art as a child with Arthur Lismer and was educated at the Ontario College of Art (1938–40), Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris (1947–48) and in Japan (1958–59) where he studied printmaking. He fought in World War II with the Toronto Scottish Regiment, receiving the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. After the war, he went to the Eastern Arctic to paint and lived there for twelve years. He was a northern service officer and civil administrator of western Baffin Island. In 1962, he moved to New York and became associate director of design with Steuben Glass. Moving effortlessly and with great success between different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzi Dale
Mitzi or Mitzy is a feminine given name of German origin. Originally a nickname for girls named Maria in German-speaking populations, Mitzi became a given name in its own right, even outside of Germany. Several early-20th-century American actresses chose it as part of their stage name, for example Mitzi Green and Mitzi Gaynor, increasing its popularity. In the United States, Mitzi first appeared on the Social Security Administration's list of the top 1000 most popular names for baby girls in 1930, peaked in 1955, and has since fallen out of favor, dropping off the list entirely after 1979. People *Mitzi Cajayon (born 1978), Filipino politician *Mitzi Cunliffe (1918–2006), American sculptor * Mitzi Gaynor (born 1931), American actress, singer and dancer born Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber * Mitzi Green (1920–1969), American child actress born Elizabeth Keno *Mitzi Hajos (1889–1970), Hungarian born American actress *Mitzi Kapture (born 1962), American actress * Mitzy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Wynne-Jones
Tim Wynne-Jones, (born 12 August 1948) is an English–Canadian author of children's literature, including picture books and novels for children and young adults, novels for adults, radio dramas, songs for the CBC/Jim Henson production ''Fraggle Rock'', as well as a children's musical and an opera libretto. For his contribution as a children's writer he was Canada's nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2012. Biography Born on August 12, 1948 in Bromborough, Cheshire, Great Britain, Wynne-Jones emigrated to Canada in 1952, and was raised in British Columbia and Ontario. He currently lives in Perth, Ontario. Wynne-Jones was educated at the University of Waterloo and Yale University, after having graduated from Ridgemont High School in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. An additional formative experience was his participation in the St Matthew's Anglican Church choir of men and boys, of which he was for a time the Head Chorister. He is a faculty mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noël Mostert
Noel or Noël may refer to: Christmas * , French for Christmas * Noel is another name for a Christmas carol Places *Noel, Missouri, United States, a city *Noel, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community *1563 Noël, an asteroid *Mount Noel, British Columbia, Canada People *Noel (given name) *Noel (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Noel, another term for a pastorale of a Christmas nature * ''Noël'' (Joan Baez album), 1966 * ''Noël'' (Josh Groban album), 2007 * ''Noel'' (Noel Pagan album), 1988 * ''Noël'' (The Priests album), 2010 * ''Noel'' (Phil Vassar album), 2011 * ''Noel'' (Josh Wilson album), 2012 *''Noel'', 2015 Christmas album by Detail *" The First Noel", a traditional English Christmas carol *Noël (singer) (active late 1970s), American disco singer *Noel (band), a South Korean group Television * ''Noel'' (TV series), a Philippine drama * "Noël" (''The West Wing''), a 2000 television episode Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Noel'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs (''née'' Butzner; 4 May 1916 – 25 April 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics. Her book '' The Death and Life of Great American Cities'' (1961) argued that "urban renewal" and " slum clearance" did not respect the needs of city-dwellers. Jacobs organized grassroots efforts to protect neighborhoods from urban renewal and slum clearance – in particular plans by Robert Moses to overhaul her own Greenwich Village neighborhood. She was instrumental in the eventual cancellation of the Lower Manhattan Expressway, which would have passed directly through an area of Manhattan that later became known as SoHo, as well as part of Little Italy and Chinatown. She was arrested in 1968 for inciting a crowd at a public hearing on that project. After moving to Toronto in 1968, she joined the opposition to the Spadina Expressway and the associated network of expressways in Toronto tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
