1999 Governor General's Awards
The winners of the 1999 Canadian Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts, at a press conference held on November 16th at the National Library of Canada. Each winner received a cheque for $10,000.
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1.1 Fiction |
English Language
Fiction
Winner:
- Matt Cohen, Elizabeth and After
Other Finalists:
- Neil Bissoondath, The Worlds Within Her
- Anne Fleming, Pool-hopping and Other Stories
- Elyse Gasco, Can You Wave Bye Bye, Baby?
- Keith Maillard, Gloria
Poetry
Winner:
- Jan Zwicky, Songs for Relinquishing the Earth
Other Finalists:
- Lynn Davies, The Bridge that Carries the Road
- Susan Goyette, The True Names of Birds
- Richard Harrison, Big Breath of a Wish
- Terence Young, The Island in Winter
Canadia
Drama
Winner:
- Michael Healey, The Drawer Boy
Other Finalists:
- Wendy Lill, Corker
- Daniel MacIvor, Marion Bridge
- Colleen Murphy, Beating Heart Cadaver
- Theresa Tova, Still the Night
Non-fiction
Winner:
- Marq de Villiers, Water
Other Finalists:
- Donald Harman Akenson, Surpassing Wonder
- Michael Bliss, William Osler
- Wayson Choy, Paper Shadows
- Wayne Johnston, Baltimore's Mansion - A Memoir
Children's Literature - Text
Winner:
- Don Gillmor, The Christmas Orange
Other Finalists:
- Rachna Gilmore, A Screaming Kind of Day
- Graham McNamee, Hate You
- W.D. Valgardson, The Divorced Kids Club and Other Stories
- Frieda Wishinsky, Each One Special
Children's Literature - Illustration
Winner:
- Gary Clement, The Great Poochini
Other Finalists:
- Rose Cowles, I Know an Old Laddie
- Zhong-Yang Huang, Dragon New Year
- Ludmila Zeman, Sindbad: from the Tales of the Thousand and One Nights
- Werner Zimmermann, Brave Highland Heart
Translation (from French to English)
Winner:
- Patricia Claxton, Gabrielle Roy: A Life
Other Finalists:
- David Homel, Olivo Oliva
- Nancy Huston, The Mark of the Angel
- Lazer Lederhendler, The Sparrow has Cut the Day in Half
- Donald Winkler, The World of the Gift
French Language
Fiction
Winner:
- Lise Tremblay, La Danse juive
Other Finalists:
- Hugues Corriveau, Le Ramasseur de souffle
- Jacques Marchand, Les Vents dominants
- Carole Massé, L'Ennemi
- Gaétan Soucy, La Petite Fille qui aimait trop les allumettes
Poetry
Winner:
- Herménégilde Chiasson, Conversations
Other Finalists:
- Claude Beausoleil, Le Chant du voyageur
- Nicole Brossard, Musée de l'os et de l'eau
- Carole David, La Maison d'Ophélie
- Pierre Ouellet, Dieu sait quoi
Drama
Winner:
- Jean-Marc Dalpé, Il n'y a que l'amour
Other Finalists:
- Carole Fréchette, Les Sept Jours de Simon Labrosse
- René Gingras, D'Avila
- Michel Tremblay, Encore une fois, si vous permettez
Non-fiction
Winner:
- Pierre Perrault, Le Mal du Nord
Other Finalists:
- Anne Élaine Cliche, Dire le livre
- Jean-Claude Dubé, Le Chevalier de Montmagny - Premier gouverneur de la Nouvelle-France
- François-Marc Gagnon, Chronique du mouvement automatiste québécois 1941-1954
- Daniel Jacques, Nationalité et Modernité
Children's Literature - Text
Winner:
- Charlotte Gingras, La Liberté? Connais pas...
Other Finalists:
- Agathe Génois, Adieu, vieux lézard!
- Andrée-Anne Gratton, Le Message du biscuit chinois
- Sylvie Nicolas, Célestine Motamo
- Raymond Plante, Marilou Polaire et l'iguane des neiges
Children's Literature - Illustration
Winner:
- Stéphane Jorish, Charlotte et l'île du destin
Other Finalists:
- Nicole Lafond, Contes pour enfants
- Michèle Lemieux, Nuit d'orage
- Luc Melanson, La Petite Kim
- Pierre Pratt, La Vie exemplaire de Martha et Paul
Translation (English to French)
Winner:
- Jacques Brault, Transfiguration
Other Finalists:
- Charlotte Melançon, Réflexions d'un frère siamois
- Marie José Thériault, Ours
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