The Governor General's Award for French-language fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a fiction book written in French. 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 Governor General's Awards program is 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 i ...
.
The program was created and inaugurated in 1937, for 1936 publications in two categories, conventionally called the 1936 awards. French-language works were first recognized by the
1959 Governor General's Awards
The 1959 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the 24th 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 work ...
.
[ Prior to 1959, the Canada Council did not present any awards for French-language literature, although four works originally published in French — Ringuet's '' Thirty Acres'', 's ''The Outlander'', and ]Gabrielle Roy
Gabrielle Roy (March 22, 1909July 13, 1983) was a Canadian author from St. Boniface, Manitoba and one of the major figures in French Canadian literature.
Early life
Roy was born in 1909 in Saint-Boniface (now part of Winnipeg), Manitoba, and ...
's ''The Tin Flute
''The Tin Flute'' (original French title ''Bonheur d'occasion'', literally "secondhand happiness") is the first novel by Canadian author Gabrielle Roy and a classic of Canadian fiction. Imbued with Roy's brand of compassion and understanding, th ...
'' and '' Street of Riches'' — won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
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.[shortlist
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of three nominees. Since then, the advance shortlist has numbered three to six; from 2002, always five.
Winners and nominees
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
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References
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Canadian fiction awards
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Awards established in 1959
1959 establishments in Canada
Fiction
French-language literary awards