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1988 Governor General's Awards

Canadian literary award


Canadian literary award

Each winner of the 1988 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.

English

CategoryWinnerNominated
Fiction'*David Adams Richards, *Nights Below Station Street'''''
Non-fiction'*Anne Collins, *In the Sleep Room'''''
Poetry'*Erín Moure, *Furious'''''
Drama'*George F. Walker, *Nothing Sacred'''''
Children's literature'*Welwyn Wilton Katz, *The Third Magic'''''
Children's illustration'*Kim LaFave, *Amos's Sweater'''''
French to English translation'*Philip Stratford, *Second Chance'''''

French

CategoryWinnerNominated
Fiction'*Jacques Folch-Ribas, *Le Silence ou le Parfait Bonheur'''''
Non-fiction'*Patricia Smart, *Écrire dans la maison du père'''''
Poetry'*Marcel Labine, *Papiers d'épidémie'''''
Drama'*Jean-Marc Dalpé, *Le Chien'''''
Children's literature'*Michèle Marineau, *Cassiopée ou l'Été polonais'''''
Children's illustration'*Philippe Béha, *Les Jeux de Pic-Mots'''''
English to French translation'*Didier Holtzwarth, *Nucléus'''''

References

References

  1. "New Brunswick writer wins national race for top literary prize". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 4, 1989.
  2. "Atwood, Berton top lists as nominees announced for national literary awards". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', February 1, 1989.
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