1998 Governor General's Awards
Canadian literary award
The winners of the 1998 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts on November 17 in Ottawa.[1] Each winner received a cheque for $10,000.[2]
English
Category | Winner | Nominated |
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Fiction | Diane Schoemperlen, Forms of Devotion |
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Non-fiction | David Adams Richards, Lines on the Water: A Fisherman's Life on the Miramichi |
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Poetry | Stephanie Bolster, White Stone: The Alice Poems |
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Drama | Djanet Sears, Harlem Duet |
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Children's literature | Janet Lunn, The Hollow Tree |
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Children's illustration | Kady MacDonald Denton, A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes |
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French to English translation | Sheila Fischman, Bambi and Me |
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French
Category | Winner | Nominated |
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Fiction | Christiane Frenette, La Terre ferme |
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Non-fiction | Pierre Nepveu, Intérieurs du Nouveau Monde : Essais sur les littératures du Québec et des Amériques |
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Poetry | Suzanne Jacob, La Part de feu preceded by Le Deuil de la rancune |
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Drama | François Archambault, 15 secondes |
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Children's literature | Angèle Delaunois, Variations sur un même «t'aime» |
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Children's illustration | Pierre Pratt, Monsieur Ilétaitunefois |
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English to French translation | Charlotte Melançon, Les Sources du moi : La Formation de l'identité moderne |
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References
- ^ Anne-Marie Tobin, "Kingston author savours literary award". Kingston Whig-Standard, November 18, 1998.
- ^ "Montrealers deluge list of nominees". Montreal Gazette, October 21, 1998.
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