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, the 1952

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 ...

s 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 Edwin John Dove Pratt (February 4, 1882 – April 26, 1964), who published as E. J. Pratt, was "the leading Canadian poet of his time."

, ''Towards the Last Spike''. *Non-Fiction:

Bruce Hutchison William Bruce Hutchison, (5 June 1901– 14 September 1992) was a Canadian writer and journalist. Born in Prescott, Ontario, Canada, Hutchison was educated in public schools in Victoria, British Columbia. He married Dorothy Kidd McDiarmid i ...

, ''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

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