Governor General's Award For English-language Non-fiction

	Governor General's Award For English-language Non-fiction The Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a non-fiction book written in English. Since 1987 it is one of fourteen Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit, seven each for creators of English- and French-language books. Originally presented by the Canadian Authors Association, the Governor General's Awards program became a project of the Canada Council for the Arts in 1959. The program was created in 1937 and inaugurated that November for 1936 publications in two English-language categories, conventionally called the 1936 Governor General's Awards. Beginning in 1942 there were two winners annually, with separate awards presented for creative non-fiction and academic non-fiction; however, this was discontinued after the 1958 awards, and then returned to a single non-fiction category. The winners alone were announced until 1979, when Canada Council released in advance a shortlist of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Governor General's Awards For Literary Merit 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]
	1946 Governor General's Awards The 1946 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the eleventh rendition of the Governor General's Awards, Canada's annual national awards program which then comprised literary awards alone. The awards recognized Canadian writers for new English-language works published in Canada during 1946 and were presented in 1947. There were no cash prizes. The 1946 awards were announced on April 19, 1947, in Toronto, Ontario. As every year from 1942 to 1948, there two awards for non-fiction, and four awards in the three established categories, which recognized English-language works only. Winners * Fiction: Winifred Bambrick, ''Continental Revue'' * Poetry or drama: Robert Finch, ''Poems'' * Non-fiction: Frederick Philip Grove, ''In Search of Myself'' * Non-fiction: Arthur R. M. Lower, ''Colony to Nation'' Stephen Leacock Award The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, commonly called the Stephen Leacock Award, recognizes the previous year's best English-language book of hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1959 Governor General's Awards The 1959 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the 24th rendition of the Governor General's Awards, Canada's annual national awards program which then comprised literary awards alone. The awards recognized Canadian writers for new works published in Canada during 1959. Canada Council for the Arts took over administration of the program sometime during 1959 or 1960 – after the 1958 Governor General's Awards that recognized 1958 publications. Canada Council arranged for the first cash prizes to award-winning writers, "at least 6 prizes of $1000 each for fiction, nonfiction, and drama or poetry in English and French". Thus the program was expanded to cover French- as well as English-language works. Otherwise the number of award categories was reduced from five to three – the juvenile category eliminated after 10 years, the double recognition of non-fiction after 17 years. In the event, only four awards were conferred for 1959 publications, two for English-language a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1958 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1958 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the twenty-second such awards. The awards in this period were an honour for the authors but had no monetary prize. Winners Fiction: Colin McDougall, ''Execution''. Poetry or Drama: James Reaney, ''A Suit of Nettles''. Non-Fiction: Pierre Berton, ''Klondike''. Non-Fiction: Joyce Hemlow, ''The History of Fanny Burney''. Juvenile: Edith L. Sharp, ''Nkwala''. {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1957 Governor General's Awards The 1957 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the twenty-first such awards in Canada. The awards in this period an honour for the authors but had no monetary prize. Winners Fiction: Gabrielle Roy, ''Street of Riches''. Poetry or Drama: Jay Macpherson, ''The Boatman''. Non-Fiction: Bruce Hutchison, ''Canada: Tomorrow's Giant''. Non-Fiction: Thomas H. Raddall, ''The Path of Destiny''. Juvenile: Kerry Wood, ''The Great Chief''. {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1956 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1956 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the twentieth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction: Adele Wiseman, ''The Sacrifice''. Poetry or Drama: Robert A.D. Ford, ''A Window on the North''. Non-Fiction: Pierre Berton, ''The Mysterious North''. Non-Fiction: Joseph Lister Rutledge, ''Century of Conflict''. Juvenile: Farley Mowat, ''Lost in the Barrens''. Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... {{Canada-lit-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1955 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1955 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the nineteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction: Lionel Shapiro, ''The Sixth of June'' (filmed as ''D-Day the Sixth of June''). Poetry or Drama: Wilfred Watson, ''Friday's Child''. Non-Fiction: N.J. Berrill, ''Man's Emerging Mind''. Non-Fiction: Donald G. Creighton, ''John A. Macdonald, The Old Chieftain''. Juvenile: Kerry Wood, ''The Map-Maker''. External links {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1954 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1954 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the eighteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction: Igor Gouzenko, ''The Fall of a Titan''. Poetry or Drama: P. K. Page, ''The Metal and the Flower''. Non-Fiction: Hugh MacLennan, ''Thirty and Three''. Non-Fiction: A.R.M. Lower, ''This Most Famous Stream''. Juvenile: Marjorie Wilkins Campbell, ''The Nor'westers''. {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1953 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1953 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the seventeenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction: David Walker, ''Digby''. Poetry or Drama: Douglas LePan, ''The Net and the Sword''. Non-Fiction: N.J. Berrill, ''Sex and the Nature of Things''. Non-Fiction: J.M.S. Careless, ''Canada, A Story of Challenge''. Juvenile: John F. Hayes, ''Rebels Ride at Night''. {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1952 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1952 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the sixteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction: David Walker, ''The Pillar''. Poetry or Drama: E. J. Pratt, ''Towards the Last Spike''. Non-Fiction: Bruce Hutchison, ''The Incredible Canadian''. Non-Fiction: Donald G. Creighton, ''John A. Macdonald, The Young Politician''. Juvenile: Marie McPhedran Marie Green Duncan McPhedran, (October 29, 1900 – September 1, 1974) was a Canadian novelist and writer of short stories for children. Her book ''Cargoes on the Great Lakes'' won the 1952 Governor General's Awards for juvenile fiction. Biography ..., ''Cargoes on the Great Lakes''. External links {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards, 1952 Governor General's Awards, 1952 Governor General's Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1951 Governor General's Awards The 15th Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented on June 13, 1952 for works of Canadian literature published in 1951. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. The 1952 awards also introduced new categories, known as the University of Western Ontario President's Awards, to honour individual short works. The awards were presented in three categories, for short stories, poems and magazine articles. Although administered separately, the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour also announced its winner at the same ceremony. Winners Fiction — Morley Callaghan, ''The Loved and the Lost'' Poetry or drama — Charles Tory Bruce, ''The Mulgrave Road'' Creative non-fiction — Josephine Phelan, ''The Ardent Exile'' Non-fiction — Frank MacKinnon, ''The Government of Prince Edward Island'' Juvenile — John Francis Hayes, ''A Land Divided'' President's Awards Short story — Farley Mowat, "Lost in the Barren L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1950 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1950 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the fourteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction: Germaine Guèvremont, ''The Outlander ''. Poetry or Drama: James Wreford Watson, ''Of Time and the Lover''. Non-Fiction: Marjorie Wilkins Campbell, ''The Saskatchewan''. Non-Fiction: W. L. Morton, ''The Progressive Party in Canada''. Juvenile: Donalda Dickie, ''The Great Adventure''. {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Governor General's Award For English-language Non-fiction The Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a non-fiction book written in English. Since 1987 it is one of fourteen Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit, seven each for creators of English- and French-language books. Originally presented by the Canadian Authors Association, the Governor General's Awards program became a project of the Canada Council for the Arts in 1959. The program was created in 1937 and inaugurated that November for 1936 publications in two English-language categories, conventionally called the 1936 Governor General's Awards. Beginning in 1942 there were two winners annually, with separate awards presented for creative non-fiction and academic non-fiction; however, this was discontinued after the 1958 awards, and then returned to a single non-fiction category. The winners alone were announced until 1979, when Canada Council released in advance a shortlist of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Governor General's Awards For Literary Merit 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]
	1946 Governor General's Awards The 1946 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the eleventh rendition of the Governor General's Awards, Canada's annual national awards program which then comprised literary awards alone. The awards recognized Canadian writers for new English-language works published in Canada during 1946 and were presented in 1947. There were no cash prizes. The 1946 awards were announced on April 19, 1947, in Toronto, Ontario. As every year from 1942 to 1948, there two awards for non-fiction, and four awards in the three established categories, which recognized English-language works only. Winners * Fiction: Winifred Bambrick, ''Continental Revue'' * Poetry or drama: Robert Finch, ''Poems'' * Non-fiction: Frederick Philip Grove, ''In Search of Myself'' * Non-fiction: Arthur R. M. Lower, ''Colony to Nation'' Stephen Leacock Award The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, commonly called the Stephen Leacock Award, recognizes the previous year's best English-language book of hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1959 Governor General's Awards The 1959 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the 24th rendition of the Governor General's Awards, Canada's annual national awards program which then comprised literary awards alone. The awards recognized Canadian writers for new works published in Canada during 1959. Canada Council for the Arts took over administration of the program sometime during 1959 or 1960 – after the 1958 Governor General's Awards that recognized 1958 publications. Canada Council arranged for the first cash prizes to award-winning writers, "at least 6 prizes of $1000 each for fiction, nonfiction, and drama or poetry in English and French". Thus the program was expanded to cover French- as well as English-language works. Otherwise the number of award categories was reduced from five to three – the juvenile category eliminated after 10 years, the double recognition of non-fiction after 17 years. In the event, only four awards were conferred for 1959 publications, two for English-language a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1958 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1958 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the twenty-second such awards. The awards in this period were an honour for the authors but had no monetary prize. Winners Fiction: Colin McDougall, ''Execution''. Poetry or Drama: James Reaney, ''A Suit of Nettles''. Non-Fiction: Pierre Berton, ''Klondike''. Non-Fiction: Joyce Hemlow, ''The History of Fanny Burney''. Juvenile: Edith L. Sharp, ''Nkwala''. {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1957 Governor General's Awards The 1957 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the twenty-first such awards in Canada. The awards in this period an honour for the authors but had no monetary prize. Winners Fiction: Gabrielle Roy, ''Street of Riches''. Poetry or Drama: Jay Macpherson, ''The Boatman''. Non-Fiction: Bruce Hutchison, ''Canada: Tomorrow's Giant''. Non-Fiction: Thomas H. Raddall, ''The Path of Destiny''. Juvenile: Kerry Wood, ''The Great Chief''. {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1956 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1956 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the twentieth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction: Adele Wiseman, ''The Sacrifice''. Poetry or Drama: Robert A.D. Ford, ''A Window on the North''. Non-Fiction: Pierre Berton, ''The Mysterious North''. Non-Fiction: Joseph Lister Rutledge, ''Century of Conflict''. Juvenile: Farley Mowat, ''Lost in the Barrens''. Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... {{Canada-lit-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1955 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1955 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the nineteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction: Lionel Shapiro, ''The Sixth of June'' (filmed as ''D-Day the Sixth of June''). Poetry or Drama: Wilfred Watson, ''Friday's Child''. Non-Fiction: N.J. Berrill, ''Man's Emerging Mind''. Non-Fiction: Donald G. Creighton, ''John A. Macdonald, The Old Chieftain''. Juvenile: Kerry Wood, ''The Map-Maker''. External links {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1954 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1954 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the eighteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction: Igor Gouzenko, ''The Fall of a Titan''. Poetry or Drama: P. K. Page, ''The Metal and the Flower''. Non-Fiction: Hugh MacLennan, ''Thirty and Three''. Non-Fiction: A.R.M. Lower, ''This Most Famous Stream''. Juvenile: Marjorie Wilkins Campbell, ''The Nor'westers''. {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1953 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1953 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the seventeenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction: David Walker, ''Digby''. Poetry or Drama: Douglas LePan, ''The Net and the Sword''. Non-Fiction: N.J. Berrill, ''Sex and the Nature of Things''. Non-Fiction: J.M.S. Careless, ''Canada, A Story of Challenge''. Juvenile: John F. Hayes, ''Rebels Ride at Night''. {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1952 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1952 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the sixteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction: David Walker, ''The Pillar''. Poetry or Drama: E. J. Pratt, ''Towards the Last Spike''. Non-Fiction: Bruce Hutchison, ''The Incredible Canadian''. Non-Fiction: Donald G. Creighton, ''John A. Macdonald, The Young Politician''. Juvenile: Marie McPhedran Marie Green Duncan McPhedran, (October 29, 1900 – September 1, 1974) was a Canadian novelist and writer of short stories for children. Her book ''Cargoes on the Great Lakes'' won the 1952 Governor General's Awards for juvenile fiction. Biography ..., ''Cargoes on the Great Lakes''. External links {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards, 1952 Governor General's Awards, 1952 Governor General's Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1951 Governor General's Awards The 15th Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented on June 13, 1952 for works of Canadian literature published in 1951. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. The 1952 awards also introduced new categories, known as the University of Western Ontario President's Awards, to honour individual short works. The awards were presented in three categories, for short stories, poems and magazine articles. Although administered separately, the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour also announced its winner at the same ceremony. Winners Fiction — Morley Callaghan, ''The Loved and the Lost'' Poetry or drama — Charles Tory Bruce, ''The Mulgrave Road'' Creative non-fiction — Josephine Phelan, ''The Ardent Exile'' Non-fiction — Frank MacKinnon, ''The Government of Prince Edward Island'' Juvenile — John Francis Hayes, ''A Land Divided'' President's Awards Short story — Farley Mowat, "Lost in the Barren L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1950 Governor General's Awards In Canada, the 1950 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the fourteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction: Germaine Guèvremont, ''The Outlander ''. Poetry or Drama: James Wreford Watson, ''Of Time and the Lover''. Non-Fiction: Marjorie Wilkins Campbell, ''The Saskatchewan''. Non-Fiction: W. L. Morton, ''The Progressive Party in Canada''. Juvenile: Donalda Dickie, ''The Great Adventure''. {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]