1948 Governor General's Awards

	1948 Governor General's Awards The 1948 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the 13th 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 1948 and were presented early in 1949. 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: Hugh MacLennan, '' The Precipice'' * Poetry or drama: A. M. Klein, ''The Rocking Chair and Other Poems'' * Non-fiction: Thomas H. Raddall, ''Halifax, Warden of the North'' * Non-fiction: C. P. Stacey, ''The Canadian Army, 1939-1945'' References {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor Gener ... [...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]
	Hugh MacLennan John Hugh MacLennan (March 20, 1907 – November 9, 1990) was a Canadian writer and professor of English at McGill University. He won five Governor General's Awards and a Royal Bank Award. Family and childhood MacLennan was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on March 20, 1907. His parents were Samuel MacLennan, a colliery physician, and Katherine MacQuarrie; Hugh also had an older sister named Frances. Samuel was a stern Calvinist, while Katherine was creative, warm and dreamy, and both parents would be large influences on Hugh's character. In 1913, the family spent several months in London while Samuel took on further study to become a medical specialist. On returning to Canada, they briefly lived in Sydney, Nova Scotia, before settling in Halifax. In December 1917, young Hugh experienced the Halifax Explosion, which he would later write about in his first published novel, '' Barometer Rising''. From the ages of twelve to twenty-one, he slept in a tent in the family's backyard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Precipice (Hugh MacLennan Novel) ''The Precipice'' is a 1948 novel written by Hugh MacLennan. It won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1948 Governor General's Awards. MacLennan partly based ''The Precipice'' on the ballet '' Pillar of Fire'', whose cast included Nora Kaye and Antony Tudor Antony Tudor (born William Cook; 4 April 1908 – 19 April 1987) was an English ballet choreographer, teacher and dancer. He founded the London Ballet, and later the Philadelphia Ballet Guild in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., in the mid-1950 .... References Footnotes Bibliography * * 1948 Canadian novels Novels by Hugh MacLennan William Collins, Sons books {{Canada-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thomas H Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1948 In Canada Events from the year 1948 in Canada. Incumbents Crown * Monarch – George VI Federal government * Governor General – the Viscount Alexander of Tunis * Prime Minister – William Lyon Mackenzie King (until November 15) then Louis St. Laurent * 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 – John Alexander Douglas 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 (until March 23) then John Michael Uhrich (fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]