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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] |