The 1941 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the sixth rendition of the
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'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 1941 and were presented in 1942. There were no cash prizes.
There was one award in each of three established categories, which recognized English-language works only.
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Winners
* Fiction: Alan Sullivan
Edward Alan Sullivan (November 29, 1868 — August 6, 1947) was a Canadian poet and author of short stories. He is noted for his 1935 historical adventure novel '' The Great Divide'', which depicts the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. ...
, ''Three Came to Ville Marie''
* Poetry or drama: Anne Marriott, ''Calling Adventurers!''
* Non-fiction: Emily Carr
Emily Carr (or M. Emily Carr as she sometimes signed her work) (December 13, 1871 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist and writer who was inspired by the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. One of the painters in Canada to ado ...
, '' Klee Wyck''
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