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2021 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2021 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 14, 2021, and the winners were announced on November 17. ''Coast Reporter'', November 17, 2021. The 2021 awards returned to their traditional scheduling and presentation in the fall of the year, following the postponement of the 2020 Governor General's Awards to spring 2021 due to the |
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] |
Christine Quintana
Christine Quintana is a Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director from Vancouver, British Columbia, whose play ''Selfie'' was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2021 Governor General's Awards. ''Selfie'' premiered on stage in 2018, before being published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2020. Quintana was the recipient of the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre's Protégé Award in 2017. CBC News
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Paul David Power
Paul David Power (born 20th century) is a Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director from Newfoundland and Labrador,Paula Gale"N.L. playwright a finalist for Governor General's Literary Award" CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, October 21, 2021. whose play ''Crippled'' was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2021 Governor General's Awards. ''Crippled'', about a gay disabled man coping with grief following the death of his partner, was based in part on his own experiences following the death of his partner, Jonathan, in 2013. Power himself has a disability which requires him to use leg braces and crutches to walk."N.L. play about disabilities stopped at United States border" CBC News Newfoundland and Labrado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jivesh Parasram
Jivesh Parasram is a Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director,Danny Kai Mak"Take d Milk, Nah?'s Jivesh Parasram upends identity play with heartbreaking truths and hilarious asides" '' The Georgia Straight'', October 23, 2019. whose play ''Take d Milk, Nah?'' was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2021 Governor General's Awards. Of Indo-Caribbean descent, Parasram was born and raised in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He later moved to Toronto, where he was founding director of the Pandemic Theatre company, and then to Vancouver, where he is currently artistic director of Rumble Theatre. ''Take d Milk, Nah?'' was first staged in 2018 by Theatre Passe Muraille,Carly Maga, "Whose identity are we looking at when we see an identity play?". ''Toronto Star'', April 15, 2018. before being published in 2021 by Playwrights Canada Press Playwrights Canada Press is a Canadian publishing house founded in 1984 by the Playwrights Guild of Canada. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falen Johnson
Falen Johnson is a Mohawk and Tuscarora playwright and broadcaster from Canada. Personal life Born in 1982, Johnson is from Six Nations of the Grand River and graduated from the George Brown Theatre School in 2005. She is a member of the bear clan. Johnson spent most of her formative years in Brantford, Ontario; she currently lives in Toronto. Work and education She is the previous Coordinator of the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance, a member-driven organization of professional Indigenous performing artists and arts organizations. IPAA serves as a collective voice for its members and for Indigenous performing arts in Canada. It provides leadership, support, representation, advocacy, and practical assistance for the national development of Indigenous performing arts. Playwright Johnson's plays include ''Salt Baby, Two Indians,'' and ''Ipperwash.'' Her plays focus on contemporary Indigenous identity, navigating spaces as an Indigenous women, and colonial contexts. ''Salt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexual Misconduct Of The Middle Classes
''Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes'' is a 2020 play written by Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch. It is the winner of the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for English-language drama. The play was published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2021. Plot After his third divorce, a novelist and star lecturer is tortured with self-loathing when he notices himself liking a pupil — a girl in a red coat. The girl turns out to be a major fan of his work and who just so happens to live down the street from him. Dates, venues, and companies Following a first reading in the United States, ''Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes'' has been performed for audiences in Canada and in Australia. * 2017 - Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, Washington (first reading) * 2020 - Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, Ontario (premiere) * 2021 - Southbank Theatre, The Sumner, Melbourne, Australia ( Melbourne Theatre Company) Canadian crew The play had its first reading in June 2017 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Moscovitch
Hannah Moscovitch (born June 5, 1978) is a Canadian playwright who rose to national prominence in the 2000s. She is best known for her plays ''East of Berlin'', ''This Is War'', "Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story", and '' Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes'', for which she received the 2021 Governor General's Award for English-language drama. Life and career Today based in Toronto and Halifax, she was born in Ottawa. Her father, Allan Moscovitch, is a social policy professor at Carleton University. Her mother, Julie White, is a labour researcher. Both have long been active in left wing politics. Moscovitch's father is Jewish, of Romanian and Ukrainian background, while her mother is from a Christian background (of English and Irish ancestry). Moscovitch was "raised as an atheist", and has said that there is "implicitly Jewish sensibility" to her plays. She studied at the National Theatre School in the acting stream. Moscovitch gained considerable notice for two short plays ... [...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] |
Rebecca Salazar
Rebecca Salazar is a Canadian poet, whose poetry collection ''sulphurtongue'' was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2021 Governor General's Awards. Originally from Sudbury, Ontario, Salazar is currently based in Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ..., New Brunswick, where she is a doctoral student at the University of New Brunswick. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoa Nguyen
Hoa Nguyen (born 1967 in Vĩnh Long) is an American poet. Biography Born near Saigon, Nguyen is the daughter of a Vietnamese mother; her biological father, an American man, abandoned the family before Nguyen was born. Nguyen grew up in the Washington D.C. area and studied poetry at New College of California in San Francisco. She now lives in Toronto, Ontario. With her husband Dale Smith, Nguyen edited ten issues of ''Skanky Possum'' Magazine, and under this imprint, published books and chapbooks by Kristin Prevallet, Tom Clark, Frank O'Hara, and others. Together they host a reading series presenting performances by Pierre Joris, Linh Dinh, Susan Briante, Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Kate Greenstreet, Laynie Browne, Anselm Berrigan, and others. Since 1998, she has led a popular virtual and in-person writing workshop focusing on the works of poets such as Alice Notley, Eileen Myles, Joanne Kyger, Philip Whalen, Charles Olson, Emily Dickinson, and Gertrude Stein. She currently teach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Collis
Stephen Collis is a Canadian poet and professor. Collis is the author of several books of poetry, including ''On the Material'' (Talonbooks, 2010) and three parts of the on-going “Barricades Project”: ''Anarchive'' (New Star, 2005), ''The Commons'' (Talonbooks, 2008, 2014), and ''To the Barricades'' (Talonbooks, 2013). He is also the author of three books of non-fiction: ''Almost Islands: Phyllis Webb and the Pursuit of the Unwritten '' (Talonbooks, 2018), ''Dispatches from the Occupation'' (Talonbooks, 2012), and ''Phyllis Webb and the Common Good'' (Talonbooks, 2007). In 2011, he won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for the collection ''On the Material'' (Talonbooks, 2010)."Tsawwassen poet Stephen Collis wins B.C. Book Prize". ''Delta Optimist'', May 11, 2011. In 2019, he won the Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize. He wrote ''Mine'' in 2001, ''Anarchive'' in 2005 and ''The Commons'' in 2008, and was previously shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Award in 2006 for ''Anarchive''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |