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Governor General's Award For English-language Children's Illustration
The Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian illustrator 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 the four children's literature awards were established in 1975 under a Canada Council name. In the event, the "Canada Council" and "Governor General's" awards have recognized illustration in an English-language children's book every year from 1978. Canada Council Children's Literature Prize In 1975 the Canada Council established four annual prizes of $5000 for the year's best English- and French-language children's books by Canadian writers and illustrator ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1987 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit nominally increased in number from 8 in 1986 to 14 in 1987, with the addition of four awards for children's book writing and illustration and two awards for translation. The four Children's Literature awards, however, were simply the four annual Canada Council Children's Literature Prizes (1975 to 1986) under a new name. English French References {{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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1992 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts The Canada Council for the Arts (french: Conseil des arts du Canada), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It acts as the federal government's principal in .... English French Language {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Pelletier
Gilles Pelletier, OC (March 22, 1925 – September 5, 2018) was a Canadian actor. Career Pelletier appeared in over 50 film and television productions between 1951 and 2016. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Corporal Jacques Gagnier in the police drama '' R.C.M.P.'' Among his film credits are Alfred Hitchcock's '' I Confess'' (1953), the Denys Arcand films ''Jesus of Montreal'' (1989) and ''The Barbarian Invasions'' (2003), and the short film '' Noël Blank'' (2003). In 1964, he founded the Nouvelle Compagnie théâtrale, a live theatre for youths and served as director for fifteen years. Personal life Pelletier is the brother of Denise Pelletier, a stage actress, whose name was given to the Prix Denise-Pelletier in 1998, for cultural and scientific achievements of French Canadians, which was awarded to Glles for his lifetime career in the theatre. Pelletier was named Officer of the Order of Canada on July 11, 1988 for his services to drama Drama is the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kady MacDonald Denton
Kady MacDonald Denton (born 22 July 1941) is a Canadian creator of children's books, primarily an illustrator of picture books. She observed in 2011 that "I'm in that quickly-shrinking group of illustrators who doesn’t use a computer at any stage in the illustration process." Life Denton was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She studied at the University of Toronto, the Banff School of Fine Arts, and the Chelsea School of Art. She and her husband live in Peterborough, Ontario. Career Early in the 1990s Denton illustrated three Kingfisher collections of retellings by Ann Pilling, which have been reissued. For another Kingfisher collection several years later, ''A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes'', she won the 1998 Governor General's Award for English language children's illustration, and also the 1999 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award and Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Awards. (1986–2008). IBBY Canada (ibby-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Fitzgerald
Joanne Fitzgerald was a Canadian artist, illustrator and writer. Twice-shortlisted for the Canadian Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration, her book ''Dr. Kiss Says Yes'' won the award in 1991. Early life and education Fitzgerald was born in Montreal, Quebec, showing promise as an artist from an early age. She studied fine art at Mount Allison University, graduating with a Baccalaureate in Fine Arts in 1977. Career Early in her career, Fitzgerald was a staff illustrator at the Royal Ontario Museum. Her subsequent work as a magazine illustrator brought her a following among children's magazine publishers, and drew her into children's textbook illustrations. In turn, she began to illustrate and then write children's books. Later in life, she returned to fine art, studying and painting at the Art Students League of New York. She was also an early organizer of thLymphedema Association of Ontario and served as president and spokesperson in establishing the organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1991 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada."First novel earns top literary honor". ''Windsor Star'', December 4, 1991. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts The Canada Council for the Arts (french: Conseil des arts du Canada), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It acts as the federal government's principal in .... English French References {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Morin (illustrator)
Paul Morin (born 14 January 1959) is a Canadian artist and children's book illustrator. Morin started painting in 1977 before working as a freelancer throughout the 1980s. In 1990, Morin began his children's book illustrative career and had contributed to twenty books by the mid-2010s. Of his illustrations, Morin won the 1990 Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration with ''The Orphan Boy''. He also received the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award for ''The Orphan Boy'' in 1991 and ''The Dragon's Pearl'' in 1993. As an artist, Morin established multiple art galleries in Ontario from the late 2000s to early 2010s. He also designed the food packaging for the maple leaf cream cookies for Dare Foods. Early life and education On 14 January 1959, Morin was born in Calgary, Alberta. During his childhood, Morin lived in Montreal until he was an adult. For his post-secondary education, Morin began studying art at Grant MacEwan College. He later con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1990 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10000 and a specially bound edition of his or her book. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. English Language Fiction Winner: *Nino Ricci, '' Lives of the Saints'' Other Finalists: * Sky Lee, ''Disappearing Moon Café'' * Alice Munro, '' Friend of My Youth'' * Leslie Hall Pinder, ''On Double Tracks'' *Diane Schoemperlen, ''Man of My Dreams'' Poetry Winner: * Margaret Avison, ''No Time'' Other Finalists: *Dionne Brand, ''No Language Is Neutral'' * Patrick Lane, ''Winter'' Drama Winner: *Ann-Marie MacDonald, ''Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)'' Other Finalists: * Audrey Butler, ''Black Friday?'' * John Mighton, ''Scientific Americans'' *George F. Walker, '' Love and Anger'' Non-fiction Winner: *Stephen Clarkson & Christina McCall, ''Trudeau and Our Times'' Other Finalists: * Timothy Findley, ''Inside Memory: Pages from a Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Muller
Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: ** European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') **Bush-robin ** Forest robin ** Magpie-robin ** Scrub-robin ** Robin-chat, two bird genera **Bagobo robin ** White-starred robin **White-throated robin **Blue-fronted robin ** Larvivora (6 species) ** Myiomela (3 species) * Some red-breasted New-World true thrushes (''Turdus'') of the family Turdidae, including: ** American robin (''T. migratorius'') (so named by 1703) ** Rufous-backed thrush (''T. rufopalliatus'') ** Rufous-collared thrush (''T. rufitorques'') ** Formerly other American thrushes, such as the clay-colored thrush (''T. grayi'') * Pekin robin or Japanese (hill) robin, archaic names for the red-billed leiothrix (''Leiothrix lutea''), red-breasted songbirds * Sea robin, a fish with small "legs" (actually spines) Arts, entertainment, and media Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1989 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. English language Fiction Winner: * Paul Quarrington, '' Whale Music'' Other Finalists: * Ann Copeland, ''The Golden Thread'' * Helen Weinzweig, ''A View from the Roof'' Poetry Winner: * Heather Spears, ''The Word for Sand'' Other Finalists: * Tim Lilburn, ''Tourist to Ecstasy'' *Stephen Scobie, ''Dunino'' Drama Winner: *Judith Thompson, ''The Other Side of the Dark'' Other Finalists: *Tomson Highway, '' Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing'' * John Krizanc, '' Tamara'' Non-fiction Winner: *Robert Calder, ''Willie-The Life of W. Somerset Maugham'' Other Finalists: *Janice Boddy, ''Wombs and Alien Spirits'' *Robert MacNeil, ''Wordstruck'' *Dale A. Russell, ''An Odyssey in Time: The Dinosaurs of North America'' Children's literature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Thornhill
Jan Thornhill (born 1955 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of educational books on science and nature for children. She was the 2015 winner of the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, a lifetime achievement award presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada, and won the Norma Fleck Award in 2007 for her book ''I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids’ Guide to the Cycle of Life & Death''. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art, Thornhill has illustrated many but not all of her own works. She won UNICEF's Ezra Jack Yeats International Award for illustration in 1990 for ''The Wildlife 123'', and has been a three-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration at the 1988 Governor General's Awards for ''The Wildlife ABC'', the 1989 Governor General's Awards for ''The Wildlife 123'' and the 2017 Governor General's Awards for ''The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk''. She has also published the adult short story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |