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1989 Governor General's Awards

Canadian literary award

Canadian literary award

Each winner of the 1989 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'*Paul Quarrington, *Whale Music'''''
Non-fiction'*Robert Calder, *Willie: The Life of W. Somerset Maugham'''''
Poetry'*Heather Spears, *The Word for Sand'''''
Drama'*Judith Thompson, *The Other Side of the Dark'''''
Children's literature'*Diana Wieler, *Bad Boy'''''
Children's illustration'*Robin Muller, *The Magic Paintbrush'''''
French to English translation'*Wayne Grady, *On the Eighth Day'''''

French

CategoryWinnerNominated
Fiction'*Louis Hamelin, *La Rage'''''
Non-fiction'*Lise Noël, *L'Intolérance : une problématique générale'''''
Poetry'*Pierre DesRuisseaux, *Monème'''''
Drama'*Michel Garneau, *Mademoiselle Rouge'''''
Children's literature'*Charles Montpetit, *Temps mort'''''
Children's illustration'*Stéphane Poulin, *Benjamin et la saga des oreillers'''''
English to French translation'*Jean Antonin Billard, *Les Âges de l'amour'''''

References

References

  1. "Governor General's awards announced". ''[[North Bay Nugget]]'', March 10, 1990.
  2. "Three B.C. writers in running for awards". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', February 7, 1990.
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