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1991 Governor General's Awards
Canadian literary award
Canadian literary award
Each winner of the 1991 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.
English
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction | '*Rohinton Mistry, *Such a Long Journey''''' | |
| Non-fiction | '*Robert Hunter and Robert Calihoo, *Occupied Canada: A Young White Man Discovers His Unsuspected Past''''' | |
| Poetry | '*Don McKay, *Night Field''''' | |
| Drama | '*Joan MacLeod, *Amigo's Blue Guitar''''' | |
| Children's literature | '*Sarah Ellis, *Pick-Up Sticks''''' | |
| Children's illustration | '*Joanne Fitzgerald, *Doctor Kiss Says Yes''''' | |
| French to English translation | '*Albert W. Halsall, *A Dictionary of Literary Devices: Gradus, A-Z'''* (Bernard Dupriez, *Gradus : Les procédés littéraires'') |
French
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction | '*André Brochu, *La croix du Nord''''' | |
| Non-fiction | '*Bernard Arcand, *Le Jaguar et le Tamanoir''''' | |
| Poetry | '*Madeleine Gagnon, *Chant pour un Québec lointain''''' | |
| Drama | '*Gilbert Dupuis, *Mon oncle Marcel qui vague vague près du métro Berri''''' | |
| Children's literature | '*François Gravel, *Deux heures et demie avant Jasmine''''' | |
| Children's illustration | '*Sheldon Cohen, *Un champion''''' | |
| English to French translation | '*Jean-Paul Sainte-Marie and Brigitte Chabert Hacikyan, *Les Enfants d'Aataentsic: l'histoire du peuple huron'''* (Bruce Trigger, *The Children of Aataentsic: A History of the Huron People to 1660'') |
References
References
- "First novel earns top literary honor". ''[[Windsor Star]]'', December 4, 1991.
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