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Each winner of the 1985 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. English French References {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor Generals Awards, 1985 Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts (), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporations of Canada, Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It is Canada's public arts funder, with a mandate to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. The Council's grants, services, initiatives, prizes and payments contribute to the vibrancy of a creative and diverse arts and literary scene and support its presence across Canada and abroad. The Council's investments contribute to fostering greater engagement in the arts among Canadians and international audiences. In addition, the Canada Council administers the Art Bank, which operates art rental programs and an exhibitions and outreach program. The Canada Council Art Bank holds the largest collection of contemporary Canadian art in the world. The Canada Council is also responsible for the secretariat for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorna Crozier
Lorna Crozier, (born 24 May 1948) is a Canadian poet, author, and former chair of the Writing Department at the University of Victoria. She is the author of twenty-five books and was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2011 as one of Canada's pre-eminent poets and for her teaching. Crozier is credited as Lorna Uher on some of her earlier works. Life Crozier was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1948. Alcohol and poverty was a common backdrop in her childhood, which later became inspiration for her poetry. Crozier attended the University of Saskatchewan where she received her B.A. in 1969, and the University of Alberta where she received her M.A. in 1980. Crozier then went on to become a high school English teacher and guidance counsellor. During these years, her first poem was published in ''Grain'' magazine. In addition to her professorship at the University of Victoria, Crozier has taught creative writing at the Banff School of Fine Arts, the Saskatchewan S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Paradis
Suzanne Paradis (born 27 October 1932) is a Canadian poet, novelist and critic based in Quebec. Paradis was born in Quebec City, Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, .... Books * Pour les enfants des morts * A temps, le bonheur * Les Hauts Cris * La Chasse aux autres * Les Cormorans * L'Oeuvre de pierre * Pour voir les plectrophanes naitre * Emmanuelle en noir * Il y eut un matin * La Voie sauvage * Quand la terre etait toujours jeune * L'ete sera chaud * Noir sur sang * Un Portrait de Jeanne Joron * Poemes, 1959, 1960, 1961 * Adrienne Choquette lue par Suzanne Paradis * Miss Charlie * Les Chevaux de verre * Un gout de sel * Un Aigle dans la basse-cour * La Ligne bleue References Sources * Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 53: Canadian Writers Since 1960, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Paul Fugère
Jean Paul or ''variation'' may refer to: Places * Rue ''Jean-Paul-II'', several streets, see List of places named after Pope John Paul II * Place ''Jean Paul II'', several squares, see List of places named after Pope John Paul II People Given name * Jean-Paul, comte de Schramm (1789–1884), count and war minister of France * Jean-Paul Afif (born 1980), American-Lebanese basketball player and coach * Jean-Paul Banos (born 1961), Canadian fencer * Jean-Paul Behr (born 1947), French chemist *Jean-Paul Belmondo, (1933–2021), French actor * Jean-Paul Duminy (born 1984), South African cricketer *Jean-Paul de Marigny (born 1964), Australian soccer player and coach * Jean-Paul Emorine (born 1944), French politician * Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, French tenor *Jean-Paul Gaster, American musician * Jean-Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer * Jean-Paul Lakafia (born 1961), French track and field athlete *Jean-Paul Marat (1743–1793), French journalist and physician * Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Bouchard
Louise most commonly refers to: * Louise (given name) Louise or Luise may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Songs * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 * "Louise", by The Yardbirds from the album '' Five Live Yardbirds'', 1964 * "Louise", by Paul Revere & the Raiders from the album '' The Spirit of '67'', 1966 * "Louise", by Paul Siebel from the album '' Woodsmoke and Oranges'', 1970 * "Louise", by Leo Kottke from the album ''Greenhouse'', 1972 * "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984 * "Louise", by Clan of Xymox from the album ''Medusa'', 1986 * "Louise", by NOFX from the album '' Pump Up the Valuum'', 2000 * "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005 * "Louise", by Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders from the album ''Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders'', 2006 * "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013 * Louise, by TV Girl, from '' French Exit'' Other arts and entertainment * ''Louise'' (2003 film), a Canadian animated short film by Anita Lebeau * ''Louise'' (opera), an op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernand Ouellette
Fernand Ouellette is a Quebecois writer. He is a three-time winner of the Governor General's Awards, having won the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction at the 1970 Governor General's Awards for ''Les actes retrouvés'', the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 1985 Governor General's Awards for ''Lucie ou un midi en novembre'', and the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry at the 1987 Governor General's Awards for ''Les Heures''. Life He was born in Montreal, Quebec on 24 September 1930. Works ;Poetry *These angels of blood, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 1955 *Sequences of the wing, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 1958 *The sun in death, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 1965; The sun in death (preceded wing Sequences and radiographs), Montreal, Typo 1995 *In the dark, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 1967 *Poetry (1953-1971), Montreal, The Hexagon 1972 *Wanderings, Montreal, Editions Bourguignon, 1975 *Here, there, light, Montreal, The Hexagon 1977 *In short, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General's Award For French-language Fiction
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, 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 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. 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'', Germaine Guèvremont's ''The Outlander'', and Gabrielle Roy's ''The Tin Flute'' and '' Street of Riches'' — won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction when a follow-up English translation was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Mitchell
Ken Mitchell (born December 13, 1940) is a Canadian poet, novelist and playwright. Mitchell was raised on a rural farm outside the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Mitchell began his post-secondary education as a journalism student at Ryerson Institute of Technology, Toronto, Ontario.Chatlesbois, G., and Nothof, A. "Ken Mitchell." The Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Web. 18 October 2010. He later attended the University of Saskatchewan, where he received his MA in English. While attending university, Mitchell wrote both short stories and plays for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. After graduating in 1967, Mitchell joined the University of Saskatchewan's faculty, where he began teaching in the English department.Coates, D. "Ken Mitchell." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Web. 18 October 2010. Mitchell has had a notable influence in promoting Canadian literature; he took part in the founding of the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild (1969), and the Saskatchewan Playwrights Center (1982). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Hollingsworth
Margaret Hollingsworth (born 1942) is a Canadian writer."Margaret Hollingsworth" ''''. Best known as a , she has also published a novel and short stories. Background Born in , , she grew up in Sheffield and |
Salt-Water Moon
''Salt-Water Moon'' is a Canadian theatrical play by David French, first staged by Tarragon Theatre in 1984.Stephen Godfrey, "Tale of two partners adds a new chapter with Mercers' return". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 1, 1984. It is the third in his Mercer Plays series, following '' Leaving Home'' (1972) and '' Of the Fields, Lately'' (1973), and preceding ''1949'' (1988) and ''Soldier’s Heart'' (2001). Unlike the earlier plays, which centred on Jacob and Mary Mercer's relationships with their adult children in the 1960s, ''Salt-Water Moon'' depicts the beginning of their relationship in 1926. Jacob previously dated Mary until breaking up when he moved to Toronto a year earlier, but upon returning to Coley's Point he discovers that she is now engaged to another man and sets out to win her back. Production history The original Tarragon production starred Richard Clarkin as Jacob and Denise Naples as Mary. A 1986 production in Ottawa for the Great Canadian Theatre Company sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David French (playwright)
David Benson French, OC (January 18, 1939December 5, 2010) was a Canadian playwright, most noted for his "Mercer Plays" series of '' Leaving Home'', '' Of the Fields, Lately'', ''Salt-Water Moon'', ''1949'' and ''Soldier's Heart''. Early life French was born in the tiny Newfoundland outport of Coley's Point,James Noonan "French, David" in Eugene Benson and William Toye (eds) ''The Oxford Companion to Canadian Litearature'', Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 1997 p.436-38 the middle child in a family of five boys. His father, Garfield French, was a carpenter, and during World War II worked for the Eastern Air Command in Canada. After the war, David's mother, Edith, came to Ontario with the boys to join their father and the family settled in Toronto among a thriving community of Newfoundland immigrants. French attended Rawlinson Public School, Harbord Collegiate, and Oakwood Collegiate. He was indifferent to books until Grade 8, when his English teacher, to punish him for ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George F
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
