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2015 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2015 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 7, 2015,"Governor-General’s Literary Awards announces finalists" '''', October 7, 2014. and the winners were announced on October 28. English French References External links Governor General's Awards ... [...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] |
Liz Howard (writer)
Liz Howard is a Canadian writer."'Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent' by Liz Howard" . ''The Winnipeg Review'', September 15, 2015. Her debut poetry collection, ''Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent'', was a shortlisted nominee for the at the , and winner of the 2016 |
Darren Groth
Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "Oak Tree". According to other sources, it is thought to come from the Gaelic surname meaning ‘great’, but is also linked to a Welsh mountain named Moel Darren. It is also believed to be a variant of Darrell, which originated from the French surname ''D'Airelle'', meaning "of Airelle". The common spelling of Darren is found in the Welsh language, meaning "edge": Black Darren and Red Darren are found on the eastern side of the Hatterrall Ridge, west of Long Town. In New Zealand, the Darran Mountains exist as a spur of the Southern Alps in the south of the country. Darren has several spelling variations including Daren, Darin, Daryn, Darrin, Darran and Darryn. In the United Kingdom, its popularity peaked during the 1970s but declined sharply afterwards. In England and Wales, it first appeared in the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Bar-el
Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia * Dan (son of Jacob), one of the 12 sons of Jacob/Israel in the Bible **Tribe of Dan, one of the 12 tribes of Israel descended from Dan * Crown Prince Dan, prince of Yan in ancient China Places * Dan (ancient city), the biblical location also called Dan, and identified with Tel Dan * Dan, Israel, a kibbutz * Dan, subdistrict of Kap Choeng District, Thailand * Dan, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Dan River (other) * Danzhou, formerly Dan County, China * Gush Dan, the metropolitan area of Tel Aviv in Israel Organizations *Dan-Air, a defunct airline in the United Kingdom *Dan Bus Company, a public transport company in Israel *Dan Hotels, a hotel chain in Israel *Dan the Tire Man, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Pignat
Caroline Pignat is an Irish Canadian author and English teacher. Biography Caroline Pignat is a graduate of University of Ottawa. Her work has been published in magazines, including ''Highlights for Children'', ''Clubhouse'' and ''Clubhouse Jr.'', ''Storyteller'', ''Guideposts'', ''Guideposts for Kids'', ''Living Faith for Kids'', ''Capital Parent'', ''The Word Among Us'', and ''Focus on the Family''. She wrote the family activities booklets, A Circle of Love (November 2006) and In the Presence of the Lord (November 2007). Pignat's first young adult novel Egghead was published in 2008. Egghead is Will Reid, the target of Shane, the Grade 9 bully. In 2009 Pignat won her first Governor General's Award for her second young adult A young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence. Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages of human development significantly influencing the definition of ... ... [...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] |
James Long (writer)
James Long, Jim Long, or Jimmy Long may refer to: Politics * Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet (1617–1692), English politician and Royalist soldier * Sir James Long, 5th Baronet (1682–1729), English politician * Sir James Tylney-Long, 7th Baronet (1736–1794), English politician * James Long (Australian politician) (1870–1932), Australian Senator * James E. Long (1940–2009), American government figure in North Carolina * Patrick James Long (1864–1934), American businessman and politician in Minnesota * Jim Long (Kansas politician) (1936-1998), American politician and member of the Kansas House of Representatives Military * James Long (British Army officer), British Army officer of the 18th century * James Long (filibuster) (1793–1822), American military figure Sports * Carl Long (born 1967 as James Carlyle Long), American stock car driver * Jim Long (darts player) (born 1968), Canadian darts player * Jim Long (baseball) (1862–1932), American baseball player * Jimmy Long ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Youssef
Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobârlău Commune, Covasna County, Romania * Marcus, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Marcus, Iowa, a city * Marcus, South Dakota, an unincorporated community * Marcus, Washington, a town * Marcus Island, Japan, also known as Minami-Tori-shima * Mărcuș River, Romania * Marcus Township, Cherokee County, Iowa Other uses * Markus, a beetle genus in family Cantharidae * ''Marcus'' (album), 2008 album by Marcus Miller * Marcus (comedian), finalist on ''Last Comic Standing'' season 6 * Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Marcus Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Marcus & Co., American jewelry retailer * Marcus by Goldman Sachs, an online bank * USS ''Marcus'' (DD-321), a US Navy destroyer (1919-1935) See also * Marcos (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryden MacDonald
Bryden MacDonald (born October 30, 1960 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia)Bryden MacDonald at The Canadian Encyclopedia. is a Canadians, Canadian playwright. His best known plays include ''Whale Riding Weather'', which was a nominated for the Governor General's Award for Governor General's Award for English-language drama, English drama at the 1994 Governor General's Awards, and ''With Bated Breath'', which was a shortlisted nominee in the Drama category at the 2011 Lambda Literary Awards. His other plays include ''The Weekend Healer'' (1994), ''Divinity Bash / nine lives'' (1998) and ''The Extasy of Bedridden Riding Hood'' (2004). He was nominated again for the Governor General's Award for English drama for ''Odd Ducks'' (2015),Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Sprinchorn, ''The Columbia encyclopedia of modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Arthur Davis
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Tom Buchanan, the main antagonist from the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * Tom Cat, a character from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * Tom Lucitor, a character from the American animated series ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Tom Natsworthy, from the science fantasy novel ''Mortal Engines'' * Tom Nook, a character in ''Animal Crossing'' video game series * Tom Servo, a robot character from the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' television series * Tom Sloane, a non-adult character from the animated sitcom ''Daria'' * Talking Tom, the protagonist from the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' franchise * Tom, a character from the '' Deltora Quest'' books by Emily Rodda * Tom, a char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Grammy
Tara Grammy ( fa, تارا گرامی, Tārā Gerāmī) is an Iranian-Canadian actress and playwright. Life and career Grammy was born in Tehran, Iran, but grew up in Toronto, Canada. She co-wrote ''Mahmoud'', a play that was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2015 Governor General's Awards. Grammy played "Nousha" in the 2020 romantic comedy ''A Simple Wedding'', with award-winning actresses Shohreh Aghdashloo and Rita Wilson. She co-wrote, produced and starred in ''The Persian Bachelorette'', a comedic sketch that was viewed over 150,000 times in a few days on YouTube. She is a host on the first season of ''Persia's Got Talent'', a Persian spin-off of the British talent show ''Got Talent'', which was produced in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Graham
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Beth may refer to: Letter and number *Bet (letter), or beth, the second letter of the Semitic abjads (writing systems) *Hebrew word for "house", often used in the name of synagogues and schools (e.g. Beth Israel) Name *Beth (given name) lists people with the given name Beth *Beth (singer), Elisabeth Rodergas Cols (born 1981) *Evert Willem Beth (1908–1964), Dutch philosopher and logician Other uses * "Beth" (song), by the band Kiss *List of storms named Beth See also * Bayt (other)Bayt/Beit/Beth/Bet (other), meaning 'house' in various Semitic languages; part of many place-names *Bet (other) *Elizabeth (other) Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |