The Governor General's Award for English-language poetry or drama was a Canadian literary award that annually recognized one Canadian writer for a work of poetry or drama published in English. It was one of the
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 ...
from 1937 to 1980 (publication years, which conventionally date the awards). After 1980 it was divided into the
award for English-language poetry and
award for English-language drama. 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 ...
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The program was created in 1937 and inaugurated that November for 1936 publications in two English-language categories, conventionally called the 1936 awards. The poetry or drama award was introduced one year later, as one of three
1937 Governor General's Awards.
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Winners
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
References
External links
Governor General award winners
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Awards established in 1937
1937 establishments in Canada
Awards disestablished in the 1980s
1980 disestablishments in Canada
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...