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1999 Governor General's Awards

Canadian literary award

Canadian literary award

The winners of the 1999 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, chairman, and Shirley Thomson, director of the Canada Council for the Arts, at a press conference held on November 16 at the National Library of Canada. Each winner received a cheque for .

English

CategoryWinnerNominated
Fiction'*Matt Cohen, *Elizabeth and After'''*
Non-fiction'*Marq de Villiers, *Water'''''
Poetry'*Jan Zwicky, *Songs for Relinquishing the Earth'''''
Drama'*Michael Healey, *The Drawer Boy'''''
Children's literature'*Rachna Gilmore, *A Screaming Kind of Day'''*
Children's illustration'*Gary Clement, *The Great Poochini'''''
French to English translation'*Patricia Claxton, *Gabrielle Roy: A Life'''* (François Ricard, *Gabrielle roy, une vie'')

French

CategoryWinnerNominated
Fiction'*Lise Tremblay, *La Danse juive'''''
Non-fiction'*Pierre Perrault, *Le Mal du Nord'''''
Poetry'*Herménégilde Chiasson, *Conversations'''''
Drama'*Jean-Marc Dalpé, *Il n'y a que l'amour'''''
Children's literature'*Charlotte Gingras, *La Liberté? Connais pas...'''''
Children's illustration'*Stéphane Jorisch, *Charlotte et l'île du destin'''''
English to French translation'*Jacques Brault, *Transfiguration'''* (E. D. Blodgett, *Transfiguration'')

References

References

  1. "Matt Cohen wins G-G for an idea he 'wished he hadn't had'". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 17, 1999.
  2. "G-G awards shortlist gets shorter: Winners announced today". ''[[National Post]]'', November 16, 1999.
  3. "Nominee list". ''[[Hamilton Spectator]]'', October 20, 1999.
  4. "Literary winners applaud cultural funding at Governor General's Awards". ''[[Waterloo Region Record]]'', November 17, 1999.
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