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2001 Governor General's Awards
The 2001 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on November 14. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000. English-language finalists Fiction *Richard B. Wright, ''Clara Callan'' *Yann Martel, ''Life of Pi'' *Tessa McWatt, ''Dragons Cry'' *Jane Urquhart, ''The Stone Carvers'' * Thomas Wharton, ''Salamander'' Poetry *George Elliott Clarke, ''Execution Poems'' *Anne Carson, ''Men in the Off Hours'' * Phil Hall, ''Trouble Sleeping'' *Robert Kroetsch, ''The Hornbooks of Rita K.'' *Steve McCaffery, ''Seven Pages Missing'' Drama *Kent Stetson, ''The Harps of God'' *Mark Brownell, ''Monsieur d'Eon'' * Clem Martini, ''A Three Martini Lunch'' *Michael Redhill, ''Building Jerusalem'' *Jason Sherman, ''An Acre of Time: The Play'' Non-fiction *Thomas Homer-Dixon, ''The Ingenuity Gap'' * Susan Crean, ''The Laughing One: A Journey to Emily Carr'' * Ross A. Laird, ''Grain of Truth: The Ancient L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Louise Clarkson (; ; born February 10, 1939) is a British Hong Kong, Hong Kong-born Canadian journalist who served from 1999 to 2005 as Governor General of Canada, the List of Governors General of Canada#Governors General of Canada, 1867–present, 26th since Canadian Confederation. Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 1941, as a refugee from Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, and was raised in Ottawa. After receiving a number of university degrees, Clarkson worked as a producer and broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and a journalist for various magazines. Her first diplomatic posting came in the early 1980s, when she promoted Ontario, Ontarian culture in France and other European countries. In 1999, she was appointed Governor General of Canada, Governor General by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien, to replace Roméo LeBlanc as viceroy, a post which she occu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Stetson
Kent Stetson, (born July 5, 1948) is a Canadian playwright and novelist. Stetson is best known for the plays ''Warm Wind in China'' (1988), one of the first and most prominent AIDS-themed plays produced in Canada; ''As I Am'' (1986), a noted gay-themed work; and the Governor General's Award-winning ''The Harps of God'' (1997). His other plays include ''Queen of the Cadillac'' (1990), ''Just Plain Murder'' (1992), ''Sweet Magdalena'' (1994), ''The Eyes of the Gull'' (2000), ''New Arcadia'' (2001) and ''Horse High, Bull Strong, Pig Tight'' (2004). He has also published two novels, ''The World Above the Sky'' (2010) and ''Meat Cove'' (2013). ''The Harps of God'' received the 2001 Governor General's Literary Award for English language drama, and the 2001 Canadian Authors Association's inaugural Carol Bolt Award. He won the Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition for ''New Arcadia'', the Prince Edward Island Literary Award for outstanding contributions to the literature of Prince Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Goobie
Beth Goobie (born 1959) is a Canadian poet and fiction writer. Life Beth Goobie grew up in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. After working one year in Holland as an au pair, she spent the next four years earning a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Winnipeg and a B.A. in Religious Studies from the Mennonite Brethren Bible College, now Canadian Mennonite University. She then worked as a front line residential treatment worker in both Winnipeg and Edmonton. Writing Goobie's first published poems were "To the Creator" and "The Making in Edges Literary Magazine in February 1987. Her work has appeared in many Canadian literary journals, including ''The Fiddlehead'', '' Malahat Review'', ''The New Quarterly'', '' Antigonish Review'', ''Event'', ''Grain'', '' Prairie Fire'' and ''The Prairie Journal''. Her poem "Civilization lives in the throat" was selected by Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa for inclusion in ''2021 Best Canadian Poetry'' (Biblioasis). As of 2017, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Doyle (Canadian Writer)
Brian Doyle (born 12 August 1935) is a Canadians, Canadian writer of novels and short stories. His children's books have been adapted into movies and plays. Many of his stories are drawn from his experiences growing up in the Ottawa area. He was awarded the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2005"2005 NSK Neustadt Laureate Brian Doyle" and was twice a finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. His writings evoke a strong sense of location, reflecting urban Ottawa and the Gatineau Valley. ''Angel Square''"Mary Ann Alice" ''Quill & Quire'', and ''Easy Avenue'' are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Slade
Arthur Gregory Slade (born July 9, 1967 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian author. A resident of Saskatoon, he was raised on a ranch in the Cypress Hills and began writing in high school. He attended the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon and received an English Honours degree in 1989. His first short story was published that same year. He then worked as a night auditor at a hotel for several months and as a copywriter for a radio station in Saskatoon for several years. Slade became a full-time writer after the publication of his first novel for middle years, ''Draugr'', followed by others such as ''Dust'' and ''Tribes''. His novel ''Dust'' received the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature in 2001, and ''The Hunchback Assignments'' won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award in 2010. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Todd (journalist)
Jack Todd (born 1946 in Nebraska) is a sports columnist and author. Since 1986, he has written for the ''Montreal Gazette'' and is the author of several non-fiction and fiction books, including ''Desertion: In the Time of Vietnam'' (2001), a memoir of his resistance to the war in Vietnam and his decision to flee to Canada shortly after his induction into the U.S. Army. Early life and education Todd was born in the United States in 1946. He graduated from the University of Nebraska. Career He worked as a journalist for the ''Akron Beacon-Journal'', the ''Detroit Free Press'', and the '' Miami Herald''. In 1969, he left for Canada to protest American involvement in Vietnam. Todd settled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He worked for the ''Vancouver Sun'', Radio Canada International, and the ''Montreal Gazette''. In 2000, he won the National Newspaper Award for sports-writing and is recognized as one of Canada's leading sports journalists and bootlickers. In 2001, he publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Manguel
Alberto Manguel (born March 13, 1948, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-Canadian anthologist, translator, essayist, novelist, editor, and a former Director of the National Library of Argentina. He is the author of numerous non-fiction books such as ''The Dictionary of Imaginary Places'' (co-written with Gianni Guadalupi in 1980), ''A History of Reading'' (1996), ''The Library at Night'' (2007) and ''Homer's Iliad and Odyssey: A Biography'' (2008); and novels such as ''News From a Foreign Country Came'' (1991). Though almost all of Manguel's books were written in English, two of his novels (''El regreso'' and ''Todos los hombres son mentirosos'') were written in Spanish, and ''El regreso'' has not yet been published in English. Manguel has also written film criticism such as ''Bride of Frankenstein'' (1997) and collections of essays such as ''Into the Looking Glass Wood'' (1998). In 2007, Manguel was selected to be that year's annual lecturer for the prestigious Massey Lectures. in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross A
Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of South Sudan Antarctica * Ross Sea * Ross Ice Shelf * Ross Dependency Australia * Ross, Tasmania Chile * Ross Casino, a former casino in Pichilemu, Chile; now the Agustín Ross Cultural Centre Ireland *"Ross", a common nickname for County Roscommon * Ross, County Mayo, a townland in Killursa civil parish, barony of Clare, County Mayo, bordering Moyne Townland * Ross, County Westmeath, a townland in Noughaval civil parish, barony of Kilkenny West, County Westmeath * Ross, County Wexford * The Diocese of Ross in West Cork. The Roman Catholic diocese merged with Cork in 1958 to become the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross, while the Church of Ireland diocese is now part of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. This area, centered aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Crean
Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), from Greek ''Sousanna'', from Latin ''Susanna'', from Old French ''Susanne''. Variations * Susana (given name), Susanna, Susannah * Suzana, Suzanna, Suzannah * Susann, Suzan, Suzann * Susanne (given name), Suzanne * Susanne (given name) * Suzan (given name) * Suzanne * Suzette (given name) * Suzy (given name) * Zuzanna (given name) *Cezanne (Avant-garde) Nicknames Common nicknames for Susan include: * Sue, Susie Susie is a female name that can be a diminutive form of Susan, Susanne, Suzanne, Susannah, Susanna or Susana. Susie may refer to: Songs * "Susie Q" (song), a 1957 song by Dale Hawkins, covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) *"Wake U ..., Susi (German), Suzi (other), Suzi, Suzy (other), Suz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ingenuity Gap
''The Ingenuity Gap'' is a non-fiction book by Canadian academic Thomas Homer-Dixon. It was written over the course of eight years from 1992 to 2000 when it was published by Knopf. The book argues that the nature of problems faced by our society are becoming more complex and that our ability to implement solutions is not keeping pace. Homer-Dixon focuses upon complexities, unexpected non-linear results, and emergent properties. He takes an inter-disciplinary approach connecting political science with sociology, economics, history, and ecology. After Robert D. Kaplan referenced Homer-Dixon's work in the 1994 ''The Atlantic Monthly'' article, "The Coming Anarchy", Homer-Dixon was offered a book deal. He spent the next half decade preparing until it was finally published in 2000 in North America and the United Kingdom. While it spent three weeks at #1 on a Canadian best-seller list, it did not sell many copies in the United States. Critics were pleased with Homer-Dixon's scholarship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Homer-Dixon
Thomas Homer-Dixon (born 1956) is a Canadian political scientist and author who researches threats to global security. He is the founder and Executive Director of the Cascade Institute at Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia. He is the author of seven books, the most recent being ''Commanding Hope: The Power We Have to Renew a World in Peril''. Early life and education Homer-Dixon was born and raised in a rural area outside Victoria, British Columbia. In his late teens and early twenties, he worked on oil rigs and in forestry. In 1980, he received a B.A. in political science from Carleton University in Ottawa. He then established the Canadian Student Pugwash organization, a forum for discussion of the relationships between science, ethics, and public policy. He completed his Ph.D. in political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989, specializing in international relations and conflict theory under the supervision of Hayward Alker. Academic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Sherman
Jason Sherman (born July 28, 1962 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter. After graduating from the creative writing program at York University in 1985, Sherman co-founded What Publishing with Kevin Connolly, which produced ''what'', a literary magazine that he edited from 1985 to 1990. Before establishing himself as a dramatist, Sherman's journalistic works such as reviews, essays, and interviews appeared in various publications, including ''The Globe and Mail'', ''Canadian Theatre Review'' and '' Theatrum''. He edited two anthologies for Coach House Press, ''Canadian Brash'' (1991) and ''Solo'' (1993), and was playwright-in-residence at Tarragon Theatre from 1992 to 1999. Sherman's first professional productions were ''A Place Like Pamela'' (1991) and ''To Cry is Not So'' (1991), followed by ''The League of Nathans'' (1992, published in book form in 1996), which won a Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award (1993), and was nominated for the Governor Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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