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1995 Governor General's Awards
Canadian literary award
Canadian literary award
The 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards were presented by Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada on November 14 at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto. Each winner received a cheque for $10,000 and a copy of their books specially bound by master bookbinder Pierre Ouvard.
English
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction | '*Greg Hollingshead, *The Roaring Girl''''' | |
| Non-fiction | '*Rosemary Sullivan, *Shadow Maker: The Life of Gwendolyn MacEwen''''' | |
| Poetry | '*Anne Szumigalski, *Voice''''' | |
| Drama | '*Jason Sherman, *Three in the Back, Two in the Head''''' | |
| Children's literature | '*Tim Wynne-Jones, *The Maestro''''' | |
| Children's illustration | '*Ludmila Zeman, *The Last Quest of Gilgamesh''''' | |
| French to English translation | '*David Homel, *Why Must a Black Writer Write About Sex?'''* (Dany Laferrière, *Cette grenade dans la main du jeune nègre est-elle une arme ou un fruit?'') |
French
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction | '*Nicole Houde, *Les Oiseaux de Saint-John Perse''''' | |
| Non-fiction | '*Yvan Lamonde, *Louis-Antoine Dessaulles. Un seigneur libéral et anticlérical''''' | |
| Poetry | '*Émile Martel, *Pour orchestre et poète seul''''' | |
| Drama | '*Carole Fréchette, *Les Quatre morts de Marie''''' | |
| Children's literature | '*Sonia Sarfati, *Comme une peau de chagrin''''' | |
| Children's illustration | '*Annouchka Gravel Galouchko, *Sho et les dragons d'eau''''' | |
| English to French translation | '*Hervé Juste, *Entre l'ordre et la liberté''''' |
References
References
- "Writer's Roaring success: Greg Hollingshead wins Governor-General's Award for fiction". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', November 15, 1995.
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