The 1939 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the fourth 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 1939 and were presented in 1940. There were no cash prizes.
There was one award in each of three established categories, which recognized English-language works only.
Winners
*Fiction:
Franklin D. McDowell
Franklin Davey McDowell (1888–1965) William H. New, ''The Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada''. . was a Canadian writer, whose novel ''The Champlain Road'' won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction in 1939.
Beginning his ca ...
, ''The Champlain Road''
*Poetry or drama:
Arthur S. Bourinot
Arthur Stanley Bourinot, SM (November 3, 1893 – January 17, 1969) was a Canadian lawyer, scholar, and poet. "His carefully researched historical and biographical books and articles on Canadian poets, such as Duncan Campbell Scott, Archi ...
, ''Under the Sun''
*Non-fiction:
Laura G. Salverson, ''Confessions of an Immigrant's Daughter''
References
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