The Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a non-fiction book written in English. Since 1987
[ 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. Originally presented by the Canadian Authors Association
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, the Governor General's Awards program became a project of 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 in ...
in 1959.[
The program was created in 1937 and inaugurated that November for 1936 publications in two English-language categories, conventionally called the 1936 Governor General's Awards.][ Beginning in 1942 there were two winners annually, with separate awards presented for creative non-fiction and academic non-fiction;][ ] however, this was discontinued after the 1958 awards, and then returned to a single non-fiction category.
The winners alone were announced until 1979, when Canada Council released in advance a shortlist of three nominees. Since then, the advance shortlist has numbered three to five.
Winners and nominees
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
References
External links
Governor General award winners
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Awards established in 1936
1936 establishments in Canada
Canadian non-fiction literary awards
Non-fiction
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English-language literary awards