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1997 Governor General's Awards


The winners of the 1997 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on November 18 by Donna Scott, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts. Each winner received a cheque for $10,000.

English

CategoryWinnerNominated
Fiction'*Jane Urquhart, *The Underpainter'''''
Non-fiction'*Rachel Manley, *Drumblair – Memories of a Jamaican Childhood'''''
Poetry'*Dionne Brand, *Land to Light On'''''
Drama'*Ian Ross, *FareWel'''''
Children's literature'*Kit Pearson, *Awake and Dreaming'''''
Children's illustration'*Barbara Reid, *The Party'''''
French to English translation'*Howard Scott, *The Euguelion'''''

French

CategoryWinnerNominated
Fiction'*Aude, *Cet imperceptible mouvement'''''
Non-fiction'*Roland Viau, *Enfants du néant et mangeurs d'âmes – Guerre, culture et société en Iroquoisie ancienne'''''
Poetry'*Pierre Nepveu, *Romans-fleuves'''''
Drama'*Yvan Bienvenue, *Dits et Inédits'''''
Children's literature'*Michel Noël, *Pien'''''
Children's illustration'*Stéphane Poulin, *Poil de serpent, dent d'araignée'''''
English to French translation'*Marie José Thériault, *Arracher les montagnes'''''

References

References

  1. Robert Reid, "Jane Urquhart wins Governor General's Award for fiction". ''[[Waterloo Region Record]]'', November 19, 1997.
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