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