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1951 Governor General's Awards
The 15th Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented on June 13, 1952 for works of Canadian literature published in 1951. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. The 1952 awards also introduced new categories, known as the University of Western Ontario President's Awards, to honour individual short works. The awards were presented in three categories, for short stories, poems and magazine articles. Although administered separately, the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour also announced its winner at the same ceremony. Winners *Fiction — Morley Callaghan, ''The Loved and the Lost'' *Poetry or drama — Charles Tory Bruce, ''The Mulgrave Road'' *Creative non-fiction — Josephine Phelan, ''The Ardent Exile'' *Non-fiction — Frank MacKinnon, ''The Government of Prince Edward Island'' *Juvenile — John Francis Hayes, ''A Land Divided'' President's Awards *Short story — Farley Mowat, "Lost in the Barren L ... [...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 prestigious p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |