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2018 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2018 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 3, 2018, '''', October 3, 2018. and the winners were announced on October 30. English French References External links Governor General's Awards {{GovernorGeneral ... [...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] |
Cecily Nicholson
Cecily Nicholson is a Canadian poet, arts administrator, independent curator, and activist. Originally from Ontario, she is now based in British Columbia. As a writer and a poet, Nicholson has published collections of poetry, contributed to collected literary works, presented public lectures and readings, and collaborated with numerous community organizations. As an arts administrator, she has worked at the Surrey Art Gallery in Surrey, British Columbia, and the artist-run centre Gallery Gachet in Vancouver. Writing The literary themes of Nicholson's writing include historic research, documentary poetry, and social justice. Her published works have addressed issues of environmental devastation, displacement, and dispossession as impacts of capitalism, industry, and settler-colonialism. More specifically, Nicholson explores Black diaspora and Indigenous displacement by examining historical legacies of use and ownership, racial oppression, and systemic racism while examining ways ... [...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] |
Erin Shields
Erin Shields is a Canadians, Canadian stage actress and playwright."Playwright Erin Shields nurtures two new creations" ''Toronto Star'', April 14, 2010. She is best known for her play ''If We Were Birds'', which won the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2011 Governor General's Awards, and was a nominee for the 2010 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play. The play premiered at the Summerworks Festival in 2008 before being mounted by Tarragon Theatre in 2010. Her other plays include ''Barrel Crank'', ''Montparnasse'' (cowritten with Maev Beaty), ''The Unfortunate Misadventures of Masha Galinski'', ''The Epic of Gilgamesh (up to the part when Enkidu dies)'' and ''Soliciting Temp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anosh Irani
Anosh Irani (born 1974) is an Indo-Canadian novelist and playwright, born and raised in Mumbai. Education From 1998, Irani attended the University of British Columbia and received his bachelor's degree in creative writing in 2002. He has since taught creative writing at Simon Fraser University and McGill University. In September 2014, Irani was the writer-in-residence at Simon Fraser University in the world literature department. Career After working in advertising in India, he moved to Vancouver in 1998 to study and pursue writing. His first full-length play, '' The Matka King'', premiered in October 2003 at the Arts Club Theatre Company in Vancouver. His play, ''Bombay Black'', won four Dora Awards, including Outstanding New Play. Irani was also featured in ''Quill & Quire'' as one of a handful of young Canadian "writers to watch." He published his debut novel, ''The Cripple and His Talismans'', in 2004. Irani's second novel, ''The Song of Kahunsha'', was chosen as a CB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Randoja
Karin Randoja is a Canadian theatre director and dramaturge. A partner with Anna Chatterton and Evalyn Parry in the theatre collective Independent Aunties, she is most noted for her work on the play ''Gertrude and Alice'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play in 2016 and for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2018 Governor General's Awards. CBC Books
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Anna Chatterton
Anna Chatterton is a Canadian playwright,"Chatterton, Anna" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', August 7, 2016. who was shortlisted for the at the for her play ''Within the Glass''. She was educated in theatre at |
Keith Barker (writer)
Keith Barker is a Canadian playwright and theatre director."Talking Stick Festival's The Hours That Remain remembers the forgotten" '''', February 9, 2014. The current artistic director of the theatre company, he is most noted for his plays ''The Hours That Remain'', an exploration of |
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] |
