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1998 Governor General's Award
The winners of the 1998 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council, Canada Council for the Arts on November 17 in Ottawa. Each winner received a cheque for $10,000."Montrealers deluge list of nominees". ''Montreal Gazette'', October 21, 1998. English French References {{Governor General's Literary Awards Governor General's Awards 1998 literary awards, Governor General's Awards 1998 in Canada, Governor General's Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Roux
Jean-Louis Roux (May 18, 1923 – November 28, 2013) was a Canadian politician, entertainer and playwright who was briefly the List of lieutenant governors of Quebec#Lieutenant Governors of Quebec, 1867–present, 26th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, Roux originally studied medicine at the Université de Montréal, but gave it up to pursue acting. After travelling and performing in New York City and Paris he returned to Montreal and helped create the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and became a frequent actor in and director of its productions for several years. He also turned to writing and wrote successful plays, radio dramas, and television shows. Roux's greatest fame comes from his role on ''La famille Plouffe'', a very successful Quebec situation comedy. He served as President of the Canadian Conference of the Arts from 1968 to 1970. In 1971, Roux was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1987. In 1989, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Schultz
Judy is a short form of the name Judith. Judy may refer to: Places * Judy, Kentucky, village in Montgomery County, United States * Judy Woods, woodlands in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Animals * Judy (dog) (1936–1950), Royal Navy Second World War ship's dog awarded the Dickin Medal *Judy of Punch and Judy (dogs) (fl. 1946), British dog awarded the Dickin Medal * Judy the Beauty (foaled 2009), Canadian-American racehorse People and fictional characters * Judy (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Judy (surname) Music * ''Judy'' (Judy Garland album) (1956) * ''Judy'' (Judy Rodman album) (1986) * "Judy" (Elvis Presley song) (1961) * "Judy" (The Pipettes song) (2005) * "Judy" (Thomas Anders song) (1980) * "Judy", a song from the album '' Lost & Found (1961–62)'' by The Beach Boys * "Judy", a song from the album '' On the Double'' by Golden Earring * "Judy", a song from Tony Bennett's album '' When Lights Are Low'' by Hoagy Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Sanger
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans), German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Portuguese and Spanish "Ricardo" and the Italian "Riccardo" (see comprehensive variant list belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce McManus
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common male given name. The variant ''Lebrix'' and ''Le Brix'' are French variations of the surname. Note: A few people are notable in more than one field, and therefore appear in more than one section. Arts and entertainment Film and television * Bruce Altman (born 1955), American actor * Bruce Baillie (1931–2020), American filmmaker * Bruce Bennett (1906–2007), American actor and athlete * Bruce Berman (born 1952), American film producer * Bruce Boa (1930–2004), Canadian actor * Bruce Boxleitner (born 1950), American actor * Bruce Campbell (born 1958), American actor, director, writer, producer and author * Bruce Conner (1933–2008), American artist and filmmaker * Bruce Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlem Duet
''Harlem Duet'' is a 1997 dramatic play by Canadian playwright Djanet Sears. Billie, a young graduate student in Harlem, deals with her husband Othello leaving her for a white woman named Mona. The play moves through time to show Billie and Othello's relationship (or an analogue thereof) being torn apart by racial tensions at a Southern US cotton plantation in 1860, and in Harlem in 1928 and the present. Though the characters draw inspiration from Shakespeare's play ''Othello'', Billie and the story are original creations. Sears received the Governor General's Award for Best New Play and the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award for Harlem Duet. Plot summary Act 1 ''Harlem, 1928.'' Billie and Othello discuss his infidelity with an unnamed white woman. ''Harlem, Present.'' Billie lives in a walkup at the intersection of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Harlem, NY. She is emotionally and intellectually broken as her husband, Othello, has left her for a white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djanet Sears
Djanet Sears is a Canadian playwright, nationally recognized for her work in African-Canadian theatre. Sears has many credits in writing and editing highly acclaimed dramas such as ''Afrika Solo'', the first stage play to be written by a Canadian woman of African descent; its sequel ''Harlem Duet''; and '' The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God''. The complexities of intersecting identities of race and gender are central themes in her works, as well as inclusion of songs, rhythm, and choruses shaped from West African traditions. She is also passionate about "the preservation of Black theatre history," and involved in the creation of organizations like the Obsidian Theatre and AfriCanadian Playwrights Festival. Early life and education Djanet Sears was born in 1959 in England, to a Guyanese father and a Jamaican mother. She lived there until 1974 when her family moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and then settled in Oakville, Ontario, in 1975. Her birth name was Janet � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General's Award For English-language Drama
The Governor General's Award for English-language drama honours excellence in Canadian English-language playwriting. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry or drama was divided. Because the award is presented for plays published in print, a play's eligibility for the award can sometimes be several years later than its eligibility for awards, such as the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play or the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award, which are based on the theatrical staging."Plays at the G-Gs: better late than never". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 22, 2005. Titles which compile several works by the playwright into a single volume may also be nominated for or win the award. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple winners and nominees 2 Wins * Catherine Banks * John Mighton * Colleen Murphy * Morris Panych * Sharon Pollock * Jordan Tannahill * Judith Thompson * George F. Walke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Shaidle
Kathy Shaidle (7 May 1964 – 9 January 2021) was a Canadian author, columnist, poet and blogger. A self-described "anarcho-peacenik" in the early years of her writing career, she moved to a conservative, Catholic Church in Canada, Roman Catholic position following the September 11 attacks, and entered the public eye as the author of the popular Relapsed Catholic blog. Citing some points of friction with Catholicism, Shaidle launched her own blog in 2007 called FiveFeetofFury. Her views on Islam, political correctness, freedom of speech, and other issues ignited controversy. Literary career Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, Shaidle studied at Sheridan College. Beginning in the mid-1980s she worked in Toronto, eventually taking up a post at the ''Catholic New Times'' magazine. In 1991, she left the publication to write full-time on government grants, only to discover a few weeks later that she had developed lupus erythematosus. Her four-year illness provided the subje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Robertson (poet)
Lisa Robertson (born July 22, 1961) is a Canadian poet, essayist and translator. She lives in France. Life and work Born in Toronto, Ontario, Robertson moved to British Columbia in 1979, first living on Saltspring Island, then in Vancouver, where studied English literature and art history as a mature student at Simon Fraser University (1984–1988) before leaving the university without a degree to become an independent bookseller (1988–1994). She owned Proprioception Books, a bookstore in downtown Vancouver specializing in poetry, theory and criticism, where she also hosted readings. During the 90s, she was also a member of The Kootenay School of Writing, which was a writer-run collective, and Artspeak Gallery. She began to publish and work collectively in this community of poets and artists. Her first book was a chapbook, ''The Apothecary'', published by Tsunami Editions in 1991. Since then she has published nine books of poetry, three books of essays, and a novel. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ondaatje
Philip Michael Ondaatje (; born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer and essayist. Ondaatje's literary career began with his poetry in 1967, publishing ''The Dainty Monsters'', and then in 1970 the critically acclaimed '' The Collected Works of Billy the Kid.'' His novel '' The English Patient'' (1992), adapted into a film in 1996 and won the 1992 Golden Man Booker Prize. Ondaatje has been "fostering new Canadian writing""Michael Ondaatje." In ''An Anthology of Canadian Literature in English'', edited by Donna Bennett and Russell Brown, 928-30. 3rd ed. Toronto, ON: Oxford University Press, 2010. with two decades commitment to Coach House Press (ca. 1970–1990), and his editorial credits include the journal ''Brick'', and the ''Long Poem Anthology'' (1979), among others. Early life and education Ondaatje was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 1943, to Major Mervyn Ondaatje and Doris Gratiaen of Tamil and Burgher descent ( Dutch and Sinhalese). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Bernice Halfe
Louise Bernice Halfe is a Cree poet and social worker from Canada. Halfe's Cree name is Sky Dancer. At the age of seven, she was forced to attend Blue Quills Residential School in St. Paul, Alberta. Halfe signed with Coteau Books in 1994 and has published four books of poetry: ''Bear Bones & Feathers'' (1994), ''Blue Marrow'' (1998/2005), ''The Crooked Good'' (2007) and ''Burning in this Midnight Dream'' (2016). Halfe uses code-switching, white space, and the stories of other Cree women in her poetry. Her experience at Blue Quills continues to influence her work today. Halfe's books have been well-received and have won multiple awards. In 2021, Halfe was appointed as the new Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate. Personal life Louise Halfe was born on April 8, 1953. She is also known by her Cree name Sky Dancer. She was born in Two Hills, Alberta, and was raised on the Saddle Lake Reserve. When she was seven years old, Louise was forced to attend Blue Quills Residential Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Bolster
Stephanie Bolster (born 1969) is a Canadian poet and professor of creative writing at Concordia University, Montreal. History She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (1991) and a Master of Fine Arts (1994) from the University of British Columbia. Her first book, ''White Stone: The Alice Poems'', won the Governor General's Award for poetry in 1998. Bolster's current project, "Long Exposure", is a book-length poem that takes as its starting point Robert Polidori's post-disaster photographs of New Orleans and Chernobyl. In 2004, Bolster edited and published ''The Ishtar Gate'', featuring the poetry of Dutch-Canadian poet Diana Brebner. Bolster also acknowledged the support of Hendrika Ruger in previously publishing Brebner's work in years prior. Awards *1993 Norma Epstein Award for Creative Writing *1996 Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award for Poetry *1997 Contemporary Verse 2 poetry competition *1997 The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize *1998 Governor General's Award * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |