Governor General's Award
Since their creation in 1937, the Governor General's Literary Awards have become one of Canada's most prestigious prizes, awarded in both French and English in seven categories: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Drama, Children's Literature-Text, Children's Literature-Illustration, and Translation.
The awards were created by Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir, himself the noted author of The 39 Steps. The awards first honoured only two authors each year, and only those who wrote in English. In 1957 the awards were put under the administration of the Canada Council for the Arts and a cash prize began to be awarded to the winner.
In 1980 the Council began to announce the finalists for the awards a month before they were presented in order to attract more media attention.
Awards
- Governor General's Award for English language fiction
- Governor General's Award for English language non-fiction
- Governor General's Award for English language drama
- Governor General's Award for English language poetry
- Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama
- Governor General's Award for English language children's literature
- Governor General's Award for English language children's illustration
- Governor General's Award for French to English translation
- Governor General's Award for French language fiction
- Governor General's Award for French language non-fiction
- Governor General's Award for French language drama
- Governor General's Award for French language poetry
- Governor General's Award for French language poetry or drama
- Governor General's Award for French language children's literature
- Governor General's Award for French language children's illustration
- Governor General's Award for English to French translation
Past Winners
2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990 - 1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982 - 1981 - 1980 - 1979 - 1978 - 1977 - 1976 - 1975 - 1974 - 1973 - 1972 - 1971 - 1970 - 1969 - 1968 - 1967 - 1966 - 1965 - 1964 - 1963 - 1962 - 1961 - 1960 - 1959 - 1958 - 1957 - 1956 - 1955 - 1954 - 1953 - 1952 - 1951 - 1950 - 1949 - 1948 - 1947 - 1946 - 1945 - 1944 - 1943 - 1942 - 1941 - 1940 - 1939 - 1938 - 1937 - 1936
External link
- The Canada Council for the Arts maintains a page about the awards.
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