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2006 Governor General's Awards
The 2006 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit: Finalists in 14 categories (68 books) were announced October 16, winners announced November 21 and awards presented December 13. The prize for writers and illustrators was $15,000 and "a specially bound copy of the winning book". In a novelty, the winners were announced at simultaneous press conferences in Toronto and Montreal, with English-language assembled in Toronto and French-language winners assembled in Montreal. The finale spanned two days in Ottawa, with presentations December 13 at Rideau Hall, the Governor General's residence; readings and books signings at Library and Archives Canada on December 14. English French 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 General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fiel ... [...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] |
Governor General's Award For English-language Poetry
This is a list of recipients and nominees of the Governor General's Awards award for English-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama was divided. at . Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{Governor General's Literary Awards[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General's Award For English-language Children's Literature
The Governor General's Award for English-language children's writing is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a children's book written in English. It is one of four children's book awards among the Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit, one each for writers and illustrators of English- and French-language books. The Governor General's Awards program is administered by the Canada Council. In name, this award is part of the Governor General's Award program only from 1987 but there was a single award for "Juvenile" literature from 1949 to 1958, and the four present-day "Children's" awards were established in 1975 under a Canada Council name. In the event, the "Canada Council" and "Governor General's" awards have recognized writing in an English-language children's book every year from 1975. Juvenile fiction The oldest of now-14 annual Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were inaugurated in 1936. One award for a "juvenile" book was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In A World Created By A Drunken God
''In a World Created by a Drunken God'' is a play by Canadian author Drew Hayden Taylor. The play was staged for the first time at the Factory Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, as part of the Cross Currents theatre festival in 2003. Published in book form by Talonbooks in 2006, it was nominated for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2006 Governor General's Awards. Plot In the middle of packing up his Toronto apartment in order to move back to the reserve where he was born, Jason Pierce, a half-Native half-white man, is visited by a stranger, Harry Dieter. Dieter claims to be his brother, the legitimate and acknowledged son of the white American man who fathered and then abandoned Jason. Dieter also has a specific motivation for finding Jason: their father is dying from kidney failure and they want to know if Jason is a possible match. Adaptation The play was adapted into a film in 2008 with John Hazlett directing from a screenplay penned by Taylor. It p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Hayden Taylor
Drew Hayden Taylor (born 1 July 1962) is a Canadian playwright, author and journalist. Life and career Born in Curve Lake, Ontario, Taylor is part Ojibwe and part Caucasian. About his background Taylor says: "I plan to start my own nation. Because I am half Ojibway half Caucasian, we will be called the occasions. And of course, since I’m founding the new nation, I will be a special occasion." He also mused in a ''Globe and Mail'' essay: "Fighting over status/non-status, Métis, skin colour etc., only increases the sense of dysfunction in our community." He writes about First Nations culture and has also been a frequent contributor to various magazines including '' This Magazine''. His writing includes plays, short stories, essays, newspaper columns and film and television work. In 2004 he was appointed to the Ontario Ministry of Culture Advisory Committee. As well as his writing, Taylor has been the artistic director of Native Earth Performing Arts, and has taught at the Cen ... [...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] |
Lisa Codrington
Lisa Codrington is a Canadian character actress and playwright. She is most noted for her role as Gail on the comedy series ''Letterkenny'' and her theatrical plays ''Cast Iron'', which was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2006 Governor General's Awards, and ''Up the Garden Path'', which won the Carol Bolt Award in 2016. Early life and education She studied criminology and theatre at the University of Winnipeg"Woman's interest in people led to writing of Cast Iron". ''Brantford Expositor'', February 12, 2005. and acting at the Ryerson Theatre School."From lousy Winnipeg student to award-nominated dramatist". ''Winnipeg Free Press'', November 21, 2006. Career Codrington wrote ''Cast Iron'' as a one-woman show about her Barbadian heritage, and won a five-month workshop when she submitted a draft of the play to the Write from the Hop competition. The play premiered at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre in 2005, with Alison Sealy-Smith in the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morwyn Brebner
Morwyn Brebner is a Welsh playwright, television writer and producer,"Brebner, Morwyn" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'' best known as creator and producer of the television series '''' and ''''. Born in , and raised in , < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel MacIvor
Daniel MacIvor (born July 23, 1962) is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director, and film director. He is probably best known for his acting roles in independent films and the sitcom ''Twitch City''. Personal MacIvor was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and educated at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and then at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario. MacIvor is openly gay. He married Paul Goulet in 2006; they have since divorced. He has an Italian Greyhound, called 'Buddy'. Career In addition to his film and theatrical credits, MacIvor wrote the libretto to the opera "Hadrian," for which Rufus Wainwright wrote the music. Theatre MacIvor founded the theatre company da da kamera with Michele Jelley in 1986 to independently produce his own work. He was in residence at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre - for whom he has written, directed, and acted. His plays include ''Never Swim Alone'', ''This is a Play'', ''Monster'', '' Marion Bridge'', ''You are Here'', ''Cul-de-sac'', and ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General's Award For English-language Drama
The Governor General's Award for English-language drama honours excellence in Canadian English-language playwriting. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry or drama was divided. Because the award is presented for plays published in print, a play's eligibility for the award can sometimes be several years later than its eligibility for awards, such as the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play or the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award, which are based on the theatrical staging."Plays at the G-Gs: better late than never". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 22, 2005. Titles which compile several works by the playwright into a single volume may also be nominated for or win the award. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple winners and nominees 2 Wins * Catherine Banks * John Mighton * Colleen Murphy * Morris Panych * Sharon Pollock * Jordan Tannahill * Judith Thompson * George F. Walker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Thesen
Sharon Thesen (born 1946 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian poet who lives in Lake Country, British Columbia. She teaches at University of British Columbia Okanagan. In 2003, Thesen was a judge for the Griffin Poetry Prize. Selected works * ''Artemis Hates Romance'', Toronto: Coach House Press, 1980 * ''Radio New France Radio'', Vancouver: Slug Press, 1981 * ''Holding the Pose'', Toronto: Coach House Press, 1983 * ''Confabulations'', Fernie, BC: Oolichan Books, 1984 (nominated for a Governor General's Award) * ''The Beginning of the Long Dash'', Toronto: Coach House Press, 1987 (nominated for a Governor General's Award) * ''The Pangs of Sunday'', Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1990 * ''Aurora'', Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1995 * ''News and Smoke: Selected Poems'', Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1999 * ''A Pair of Scissors'', Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2000 (winner of the Pat Lowther Award) * ''Weeping Willow'', Vancouver: Nomados, 2005 * ''The Good Bacteria'', Toronto: House of An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionne Brand
Dionne Brand (born 7 January 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist, essayist and documentarian. She was Toronto's third Poet Laureate from September 2009 to November 2012. She was admitted to the Order of Canada in 2017"Order of Canada honorees desire a better country" '''', 30 June 2017. and has won the for Poetry, the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |