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2014 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2014 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 7, 2014,"Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled" '''', October 7, 2014. and the winners were announced on November 18."Thomas King wins Governor General’s award for fiction" '' |
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] |
Arleen Paré
Arleen Lyda Paré (born 1946) is a Canadians, Canadian writer. She has published three collections of poetry and two novels to date. Originally from Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Paré was educated in social work and adult education, and worked in social services in Vancouver, British Columbia for much of her professional career."Who says bureaucrat's life is a waste of time?; Arleen Pare used her experience to produce a prizewinning book". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', November 30, 2008. She later left her social services job to study creative writing at the University of Victoria. Her first book, ''Paper Trail'', was published in 2007. A blend of poetry and prose about a businesswoman finding herself stifled by the weight of corporate bureaucracy, the book was a shortlisted nominee for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 2008, and won that year's City of Victoria Butler Book Award. She followed up with the novel ''Leaving Now'' in 2012.""Leaving Now" by Arleen Pare". ''All Points W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Auxier
Jonathan Auxier (born August 10, 1981) is a Canadian-born writer of young adult literature. Biography Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he currently lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US with his wife. He earned a BA from Trinity Western University in 2003 and a MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University in 2005. During graduate school, Auxier worked on a side project to refresh his creativity which he would eventually develop into the novel ''Peter Nimble''; after graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting. Awards Auxier won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award for his 2014 novel ''The Night Gardener''. The book was also a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature at the 2014 Governor General's Awards. He won the Governor General's Award at the 2018 Governor General's Awards The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Everything Feels Like The Movies
''When Everything Feels Like the Movies'' is the debut young adult novel by Raziel Reid. The novel is narrated by the protagonist, Jude Rothesay, from a first-person perspective, and details his experiences and difficulties over a few days as a gay teenager in school. Reid was inspired by the events leading up to the 2008 murder of Larry King in Oxnard, California, as he perceived parallels between his life and King's life. Plot Jude Rothesay struggles with relationships at school (where he has unrequited crushes on boys, which he discusses his best friend, Angela) and at home (where he steals tips and clothes from his exotic dancer mother and tries to avoid his uninterested stepfather, Ray). The story, as narrated by Jude, recasts his reality as the set of a movie starring Jude, with other students playing bit parts ("The Extras"), as central to his life and fantasies ("The Movie Stars"), or as heckling bullies ("The Paparazzi"). Major themes The novel is notable for its frank t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raziel Reid
Raziel Reid is a Canadian writer, whose debut young adult novel ''When Everything Feels Like the Movies'' won the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature at the 2014 Governor General's Awards."Thomas King wins Governor General’s award for fiction" '''', November 18, 2014. The novel, inspired in part by the 2008 murder of gay teenager , was published by |
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] |
Janet Munsil
Janet Munsil is a Canadian playwright based in Victoria, British Columbia.Amy Smart"Playwright puts own touches on condensed classic". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', October 1, 2014. She is most noted for her plays ''That Elusive Spark'' and ''Be Still''. Munsil is also a theatre director and has served as artistic director of Intrepid Theatre and the Victoria Fringe Festival. Early life and education Munsil was born in Seattle and raised in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. She completed a BFA at the University of Victoria in 1980. She would go on to complete an MFA there in 2019. Career. Munsil's play ''That Elusive Spark'' was a Governor General's Literary Award nominee for English-language drama at the 2014 Governor General's Awards. Her play ''Be Still'' was adapted by Elizabeth Lazebnik into the 2021 film '' Be Still''. Her other plays have included ''Emphysema (A Love Story)'', ''Circus Fire'', ''Influence'', ''I Have Seen Beautiful Jim Key'', ''Sveva'', ''Act of Faith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Dixon (writer)
Sean or Shawn Dixon may refer to: * Sean Dixon (ice hockey) in 1999 NHL Entry Draft * Sean Dixon (writer) published by Coach House Books * Sean Dixon (motorcyclist) in 1991 United States motorcycle Grand Prix The 1991 United States Motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1991 FIM Grand Prix motorcycle roadracing season, held on the weekend of April 19–21, 1991 at Laguna Seca Raceway. This event featured no fewer than four American riders o ... * Shawn Dixon, soccer player in All-time Northern Virginia Royals roster See also * Sean Dickson (other) {{hndis, Dixon, Sean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Chafe
Rick Chafe is a Canadian playwright from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is most noted for his play ''The Secret Mask'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2014 Governor General's Awards. His other plays have included ''Zac and Speth'',"Six projects at one time turn playwright into juggler". ''Winnipeg Free Press'', June 29, 2006. ''The Last Man and Woman on Earth'', ''Marriage: A Demolition in Two Acts'', adaptations of Homer's ''The Odyssey'' and Leon Rooke's '' Shakespeare's Dog'',"Shakespeare's Dog a furball of fun". ''Ottawa Citizen The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. History Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the '' ...'', March 22, 2008. and a collaboration with Danny Schur on the musical '' Strike!''. References External links * 20th-century Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Tannahill
Jordan Tannahill is a Canadian author, playwright, filmmaker, and theatre director. His novels and plays have been translated into twelve languages, and honoured with a number of prizes including two Governor General's Literary Awards."Thomas King wins Governor General’s award for fiction" '''', November 18, 2014. His debut novel, ''Liminal'', was honoured with France's 2021 Prix des Jeunes Libraires. His second novel, ''The Listeners'' was a Canadian bestseller, and was shortlisted for the 2021 |
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] |
Julie Joosten
Julie Joosten (born 1980) is an American-Canadian poet. Her debut collection, ''Light Light'', was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2014 Governor General's Awards,"Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled" '''', October 7, 2014. the 2014 and the 2014 Goldie Award from the |