The Governor General's Award for English-language fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a fiction book written in English."Governor General's Literary Awards"
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'', May 27, 2007. It is one of fourteen

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 th ...

, seven each for creators of English- and French-language books. The awards was created by the

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in partnership with

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in 1936. In 1959, the award became part of the Governor General's Awards program at the

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in 1959. The age requirement is 18 and up. The program was created in 1937 by the

and inaugurated that November for 1936 publications in two English-language categories, conventionally called the

1936 Governor General's Awards The 1936 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit inaugurated Canada's annual program of Governor General's Awards, late in 1937 recognizing 1936 publications."Late T. B. Roberton Awarded Literary Achievement Prize; Tweedsmuir Raps 'Moderns'". ...

. Administration of the awards was transferred to the

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in 1959. The winners alone were announced until 1979, when Canada Council released in advance a shortlist of three nominees. Omitted only for 1981, the advance shortlist has numbered three to six; from 1997, always five.

Winners and nominees

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{{Governor General's Literary Awards Canadian fiction awards * Awards established in 1936 1936 establishments in Canada

Fiction Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditi ...

English-language literary awards