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1973 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1973 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The winners were given a $2500 cash prize. Winners English Language *Fiction: Rudy Wiebe, ''The Temptations of Big Bear''. *Poetry or Drama: Miriam Mandel, ''Lions at her Face''. *Non-Fiction: Michael Bell, ''Painters in a New Land''. French Language *Fiction: Réjean Ducharme, ''L'Hiver de force''. *Poetry or Drama: Roland Giguère, ''La Main au Feu''. *Non-Fiction: Albert Faucher, ''Québec en Amérique au 19eme Siècle''. 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, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ... 1973 literary awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General's Award
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 prestigiou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts (), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporations of Canada, Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It is Canada's public arts funder, with a mandate to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. The Council's grants, services, initiatives, prizes and payments contribute to the vibrancy of a creative and diverse arts and literary scene and support its presence across Canada and abroad. The Council's investments contribute to fostering greater engagement in the arts among Canadians and international audiences. In addition, the Canada Council administers the Art Bank, which operates art rental programs and an exhibitions and outreach program. The Canada Council Art Bank holds the largest collection of contemporary Canadian art in the world. The Canada Council is also responsible for the secretariat for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Deer Advocate
The ''Red Deer Advocate'' is a twice-weekly newspaper in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. It publishes Wednesday and Saturday and is owned by Black Press. History The newspaper was first established in 1901 as the ''Red Deer Echo'', changing its name to ''Alberta Advocate'' in 1903 and ''Red Deer Advocate'' in 1906. Originally it was a weekly newspaper issued on Fridays. In 2016, the paper moved to five days a week, dropping the Monday edition, along with the slogan "Central Alberta's Daily Newspaper". In 2019, 25 people were laid off from the ''Red Deer Advocate.'' The paper's pressroom and mailroom were closed July 1 and those operations were moved to other Black Press operations. The weekly newspaper ''Red Deer Express'' also ceased. In 2024, ''Advocate'' moved from publishing a print edition from five days a week to two on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Weekly supplements The newspaper publishes weekly supplements called ''Central Alberta Life'' (for rural communities), and own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Press
The Canadian Press (CP; , ) is a Canadian national news agency headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Established in 1917 as a vehicle for Canadian newspapers to exchange news and information, The Canadian Press has been a private, not-for-profit cooperative owned and operated by its member newspapers for most of its history. In mid-2010, however, it announced plans to become a for-profit business owned by three media companies once certain conditions were met. Over the years, The Canadian Press and its affiliates have adapted to reflect changes in the media industry, including technological changes and the growing demand for rapid news updates. It currently offers a wide variety of text, audio, photographic, video, and graphic content to websites, radio, television, and commercial clients in addition to newspapers and its longstanding ally, the Associated Press (AP), a global news service based in the United States. History Initially, Canada had only regional news associations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Wiebe
Rudy Henry Wiebe (born 4 October 1934) is a Canadian author and professor emeritus in the department of English at the University of Alberta since 1992.Rudy Wiebe s entry in Rudy Wiebe was made an Officer of the in the year 2000. Early life Wiebe was born at Speedwell, near Fairholme, Saskatchewan, in what would later become his family's chicken barn. For thirteen years he liv ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Mandel
Miriam Mandel (June 24, 1930 – February 13, 1982) was a Canadian poet who won Canada's Governor General's Award. Early life Miriam Mandel was born in Rockglen, Saskatchewan. She gained her B.A. from the University of Saskatchewan in 1950. In 1949 she married Eli Mandel, and after her graduation the couple moved to Toronto where he worked on a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto. After he received his doctorate in 1957, they moved to Edmonton, where he taught at the University of Alberta until 1967."Mandel, Eli," Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, URegina.ca, Web, Apr. 25, 2011. The couple had two children. In 1967 the couple divorced and Eli Mandel remarried. Career Shortly after their marriage broke up, Miriam Mandel began writing poetry.Marlene Alt,Mandel, Miriam" ''Canadian Encyclopedia'' (Edmonton: Hurtig, 1988), 1290. She won the Governor General's Award in 1973 for her first collection, ''Lions At Her Face.'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bell (writer)
Michael or Mike Bell may refer to: Politics * Michael Bell (Irish politician) (1936–2011), former Irish Labour Party politician * Michael Bell (mayor) (born 1955), mayor of Toledo, Ohio * Michael Dougall Bell (1943–2017), Canadian diplomat * Michael Richard Bell, Canadian diplomat * Mike Bell (politician) (born 1963), Republican member of the Tennessee Senate Sports Baseball * Mike Bell (third baseman) (1974–2021), American baseball player and coach * Mike Bell (first baseman) (born 1968), American baseball player formerly of Atlanta Braves * Mike Bell (baseball coach) (born 1972), American college baseball coach and former pitcher Other sports * Micky Bell (born 1971), English football defender *Michael Bell (racehorse trainer) (born 1960), British racehorse trainer * Michael Bell (cricketer) (born 1966), English cricketer * Mike Bell (running back) (born 1983), American football player for Cleveland Browns * Mike Bell (defensive lineman) (born 1957), former American footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réjean Ducharme
Réjean Ducharme (August 12, 1941 – August 21, 2017) was a Canadian writer, novelist and playwright who resided in Montreal. He was known for his reclusive personality and did not appear at any public functions since his first successful book was published in 1966. A common theme of his early work was the rejection of the adult world by children. ' (''Swallowed''), Ducharme's first novel, was short-listed for the 1966 Prix Goncourt, even though the author was only 24 years old and unknown. That same year, the book won the 1966 Governor General's Award for Poetry or Drama (Poésie et théâtre). ''L'Avalée des avalés'' later won the 2005 French version of ''Canada Reads'', where it was defended by actress Sophie Cadieux. In the 1992 movie ''Léolo'', the main character spends much of his time reading and thinking about ''L'Avalée des avalés''. In 2017, Ducharme died of natural causes at age 76 in Montreal. In summer 2021, the city's Sud-Ouest borough renamed its lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Giguère
Roland (; ; or ''Rotholandus''; or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical Roland was military governor of the Breton March, responsible for defending Francia's frontier against the Bretons. His only historical attestation is in Einhard's ''Vita Karoli Magni'', which notes he was part of the Frankish rearguard killed in retribution by the Basques in Iberia at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. The story of Roland's death at Roncevaux Pass was embellished in later medieval and Renaissance literature. The first and most famous of these epic treatments was the Old French ''Chanson de Roland">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... ''Chanson de Roland'' of the 11th century. Two masterpieces of Italian Renaissance poetry, the ''Orlando Innamorato'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Faucher
Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s * Albert Czech Republic, a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Music, an Australian music company now known as Alberts ** Albert Productions, a record label * Albert (organisation), an environmental organisation concerning film and television productions Entertainment * ''Albert'' (1985 film), a Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil * ''Albert'' (2015 film), a film by Karsten Kiilerich * ''Albert'' (2016 film), an American TV movie * ''Albert'' (album), by Ed Hall, 1988 * "Albert" (short story), by Leo Tolstoy * Albert (comics), a character in Marvel Comics * Albert (''Discworld''), a character in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * Albert, a character in Dario Argento's 1977 film ''Suspiria'' People * Albert (given name) * Albert (surname) * Princ ... [...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 prestigiou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 In Canada
Events from the year 1973 in Canada. Incumbents Crown * List of Canadian monarchs, Monarch – Elizabeth II Federal government * Governor General of Canada, Governor General – Roland Michener * Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister – Pierre Trudeau * Chief Justice of Canada, Chief Justice – Gérald Fauteux (Quebec) (until 23 December) then Bora Laskin (Ontario) * Parliament of Canada, Parliament – 29th Canadian Parliament, 29th (from January 4) Provincial governments Lieutenant governors *Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Grant MacEwan *Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – John Robert Nicholson (until February 13) then Walter Stewart Owen *Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – William John McKeag *Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Hédard Robichaud *Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – Ewart John Arlington Harnum *Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Victor de Bedia Oland (until October 1) then Clarence Gosse *Lieutenant Governor of Ont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
