Liedewij Hawke, usually credited as Liedewy Hawke in English, is a Dutch/

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literary translator.

Biography

Originally from De Bilt,

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, she was educated at the University of Utrecht and moved to Canada in 1963 to study at the

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. She worked for several years at CJBC, the

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station of

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's talk radio network. Hawke translates both

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and

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literature into English.

Awards and honours

In 1987, Hawke won the

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and the Canada Council Translation Prize for ''Hopes and Dreams, The Diary of Henriette Dessaulles 1874-1881'', her translation of the diaries of

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, garnering nominations at the

2002 Governor General's Awards The 2002 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, November 19. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000. English French References ...

for ''The Milky Way'' (

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, ''La Voie lactée''), at the

2004 Governor General's Awards The 2004 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit: Finalists in 14 categories (68 books) were announced October 26, the four children's literature winners announced and presented November 15, other winners announced and presented November 16. T ...

for ''The Iguana'' (

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, ''L'Iguane''), at the

2008 Governor General's Awards The 2008 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit: Finalists in 14 categories (73 books) were announced October 21, winners announced November 18. The prize for writers and illustrators was $25,000 and "a specially bound copy of the winning bo ...

for ''The Postman's Round'' (Denis Thériault, ''Le Facteur émotif'')"Governor General's Literary Awards Nominees". ''

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'', October 22, 2008. and at the

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