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1947 Governor General's Awards
The 1947 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the 12th rendition of the Governor General's Awards, Canada's annual national awards program which then comprised literary awards alone. The awards recognized Canadian writers for new English-language works published in Canada during 1947 and were presented early in 1948. There were no cash prizes. As every year from 1942 to 1948, there two awards for non-fiction, and four awards in the three established categories, which recognized English-language works only. Winners * Fiction: Gabrielle Roy, ''The Tin Flute'' * Poetry or drama: Dorothy Livesay, ''Poems for People'' * Non-fiction: William Sclater, ''Haida'' * Non-fiction: R. MacGregor Dawson, ''The Government of Canada'' References {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General's Awards
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction; he created the Governor General's Literary Award with two award categories. Successive governors general have followed suit, establishing an award for whichever endeavour they personally found important. Only Adrienne Clarkson created three Governor General's Awards: the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, the Governor General's Northern Medal, and the Governor General's Medal in Architecture (though this was effectively a continuation of the Massey Medal, first established in 1950). Governor General's Literary Awards Inaugurated in 1937 for 1936 publications in two categories, the Governor General's Literary Awards have become one of Canada's most prestigious p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Roy
Gabrielle Roy (March 22, 1909July 13, 1983) was a Canadian author from St. Boniface, Manitoba and one of the major figures in French Canadian literature. Early life Roy was born in 1909 in Saint-Boniface (now part of Winnipeg), Manitoba, and was educated at the Académie Saint-Joseph. She lived on rue Deschambault, a house and neighbourhood in Saint-Boniface that would later inspire one of her most famous works. The house is now a National Historic Site and museum in Winnipeg. Career After training as a teacher at The Winnipeg Normal School, she taught in rural schools in Marchand and Cardinal and was then appointed to the Institut Collégial Provencher in Saint Boniface. With her savings she was able to spend some time in Europe, but was forced to return to Canada in 1939 at the outbreak of World War II. She returned with some of her works near completion, but settled in Quebec to earn a living as a sketch artist while continuing to write. Her first novel, ''Bonheur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Livesay
Dorothy Kathleen May Livesay, (October 12, 1909 – December 29, 1996) was a Canadian poet who twice won the Governor General's Award in the 1940s, and was "senior woman writer in Canada" during the 1970s and 1980s.Mathews, R.D.. "Dorothy Livesay". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', 16 December 2013, ''Historica Canada''. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dorothy-livesay. Accessed 15 May 2020. Life Livesay was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her mother, Florence Randal Livesay, was a poet and journalist; her father, J.F.B. Livesay was the General Manager of Canadian Press. Livesay moved to Toronto, Ontario, with her family in 1920. She graduated with a BA in 1931 from Trinity College in the University of Toronto and received a diploma from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Social Work in 1934. She also studied at the University of British Columbia and the Sorbonne. In 1931 in Paris, Livesay became a committed Communist. She joined the Communist Party of Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sclater (writer)
William Sclater (1906–1980) was a Scottish-Canadian journalist and naval officer, who won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 1947 Governor General's Awards for ''Haida'', his account of the history of the Royal Canadian Navy destroyer ."Literary Winner Honored by City". ''The Globe and Mail'', July 24, 1948. Born in Scotland, Sclater served with the British forces in Malaya from 1925 to 1927."William Sclater Wrote story of the Haida". ''The Globe and Mail'', May 31, 1980. He moved to Canada in 1931, joining the Royal Canadian Navy and attaining the rank of lieutenant-commander. He later worked as a journalist and as executive secretary of the Canadian Horse Show Association. He died on May 27, 1980, at his summer home in Port Sydney, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert MacGregor Dawson
Robert MacGregor Dawson (1895–1958) was a Canadian political scientist who served as Professor of Political Economy at the University of Toronto. He is best known as coauthor with Norman Ward of the 1947 textbook ''The Government of Canada''. Born on 1 March 1895 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Dawson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1915 and a master's degree in 1916 from Dalhousie University. During that time, he served locally with the 1st "Halifax" Regiment, Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery. He received a Master of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1917 and Master of Science and Doctor of Science degrees in economics from the University of London (where he studied at the London School of Economics) in 1921 and 1922 respectively. In 1921, he started teaching at Dalhousie University before leaving to teach at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and Rutgers University. In 1928, he returned to Canada as head of the political science department at the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 In Canada
Events from the year 1947 in Canada. Incumbents Crown * Monarch – George VI Federal government * Governor General – the Viscount Alexander of Tunis * Prime Minister – William Lyon Mackenzie King * Chief Justice – Thibaudeau Rinfret (Quebec) * Parliament – 20th Provincial governments Lieutenant governors *Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – John C. Bowen *Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Charles Arthur Banks * Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Roland Fairbairn McWilliams *Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – David Laurence MacLaren *Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Henry Ernest Kendall (until August 12) then J.A.D. McCurdy *Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Ray Lawson *Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Joseph Alphonsus Bernard *Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Eugène Fiset *Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Reginald John Marsden Parker Premiers *Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning *Premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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