Governor General's Award
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 ...
s for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the
Canada Council for the Arts
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Bear
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*Poetry or Drama:
Joe Rosenblatt
Joseph Rosenblatt (December 26, 1933 – March 11, 2019) was a Canadian poet who lived in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia. He won Canada's Governor-General's Award and British Columbia's B.C. Book Prize for poetry.
*Non-Fiction: Carl Berger, '' The Writing of Canadian History''.
French Language
*Fiction:
André Major
André Major (born April 22, 1942) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.André Major The Canad ...
, ''Les rescapés''.
*Poetry or Drama:
Alphonse Piché
Alphonse Piché (14 February 1917 – 2 December 1998) was a Canadian poet. He won a 1976 Governor General's Awards.
Life
He studied at the Saint-Joseph seminary.
He lived most of his life in Trois-Rivières.
His poetry addresses the themes of ...
, ''Poèmes 1946-1968''.
*Non-Fiction:
Fernand Ouellette
Fernand Ouellette is a Quebecois writer. He is a three-time winner of the Governor General's Awards, having won the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction at the 1970 Governor General's Awards for ''Les actes retrouvés'', the ...
, ''Le Bas Canada 1791-1840, changements structuraux et crise''.
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 ...