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1974 Governor General's Awards

Canadian literary award


Canadian literary award

Each winner of the 1974 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The winners were given a $2500 cash prize. Two awardees, Victor-Lévy Beaulieu and Nicole Brossard, interrupted the award ceremony by giving speeches supporting Quebec nationalism.

Winners

English Language

  • Fiction: Margaret Laurence, The Diviners.
  • Poetry or Drama: Ralph Gustafson, Fire on Stone.
  • Non-Fiction: Charles Ritchie, The Siren Years.

French Language

  • Fiction: Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, Don Quichotte de la démanche.
  • Poetry or Drama: Nicole Brossard, Mécanique jongleuse suivi de Masculin grammaticale.
  • Non-Fiction: Louise Dechêne, Habitants et marchands de Montréal au XVIIe siècle.

References

References

  1. Campbell, Murray. (May 23, 1975). "Rideau Hall shocker". [[The Ottawa Citizen]].
  2. (May 23, 1975). "Literature awards". [[The Ottawa Citizen]].
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