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1937 Governor General's Awards
The 1937 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the second 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 1937 and were presented in 1938. There were no cash prizes. Poetry or drama was introduced as a third category alongside the original awards for fiction and non-fiction. There was one award in each, which recognized English-language works only. Winners * Fiction: Laura G. Salverson, ''The Dark Weaver'' * Poetry or drama: E. J. Pratt, ''The Fable of the Goats'' * Non-fiction: Stephen Leacock, ''My Discovery of the West'' References External links * * * {{Governor General's Literary Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some case ... [...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] |
Laura G
María Sonia Laura González Martínez (born June 28, 1985), better known as Laura G, is a Mexican television presenter and journalist. Biography Laura G began her career at age 13, hosting a children's program called ''Entre Chavos'' on TV Azteca Monterrey. In Monterrey, she was also a host of the Multimedios shows ''TvTu'' and ''La Hora G''. She earned a degree in Communication Sciences from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education. In 2008, she began working at Televisa as a reporter on the program ''Hoy''. In 2009, she became known at the national level as host of the morning news show ''Primero Noticias'' and the nighttime show ''Sabadazo''. In December 2009, Alexis Núñez, producer of ''Los 10 Primeros'', invited her to be part of this program together with the singer and comedian Omar Chaparro. In 2011 she was involved in a scandal at ''Primero Noticias'', directed by Carlos Loret de Mola, and eventually had to leave the show. On the program ''Doming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Leacock
Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humorist in the world. He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people's follies. Early life Stephen Leacock was born on 30 December 1869 in Swanmore, a village near Southampton in southern England. He was the third of the eleven children born to (Walter) Peter Leacock (b.1834), who was born and grew up at Oak Hill on the Isle of Wight, an estate that his grandfather had purchased after returning from Madeira where his family had made a fortune out of plantations and Leacock's Madeira wine, founded in 1760. Stephen's mother, Agnes, was born at Soberton, the youngest daughter by his second wife (Caroline Linton Palmer) of the Rev. Stephen Butler, of Bury Lodge, the Butler estate that overlooked the village of Hambledon, Hampshire. Stephen Butler (for who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 In Canada
Events from the year 1937 in Canada. Incumbents Crown * Monarch – George VI Federal government * Governor General – John Buchan * Prime Minister – William Lyon Mackenzie King * Chief Justice – Lyman Poore Duff (British Columbia) * Parliament – 18th Provincial governments Lieutenant governors *Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Philip Primrose (until March 17) then John C. Bowen (from March 23) *Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Eric Hamber * Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – William Johnston Tupper *Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Murray MacLaren *Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Walter Harold Covert (until April 7) then Robert Irwin *Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Herbert Alexander Bruce (until November 23) then Albert Edward Matthews *Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – George Des Brisay de Blois *Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Esioff-Léon Patenaude *Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
