The 15th

Governor General's Award 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 the ...

s for Literary Merit were presented on June 13, 1952 for works of

Canadian literature Canadian literature is written in several languages including Canadian English, English, Canadian French, French, and various Indigenous Canadian languages. It is often divided into French- and English-language literatures, which are rooted in th ...

published in 1951. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. The 1952 awards also introduced new categories, known as the University of Western Ontario President's Awards, to honour individual short works. The awards were presented in three categories, for short stories, poems and magazine articles. Although administered separately, the

Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, also known as the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour or just the Leacock Medal, is an annual Canadian literary award presented for the best book of humour written in English by a Canadian writer, publis ...

also announced its winner at the same ceremony.

Winners

*Fiction —

Morley Callaghan Edward Morley Callaghan (February 22, 1903 – August 25, 1990) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and Television, TV and radio personality. Biography Of Canadian/English-immigrant parentage,Clara Thomas, ''Canadian No ...

, ''The Loved and the Lost'' *Poetry or drama — Charles Tory Bruce, ''The Mulgrave Road'' *Creative non-fiction — Josephine Phelan, ''The Ardent Exile'' *Non-fiction — Frank MacKinnon, ''The Government of Prince Edward Island'' *Juvenile — John Francis Hayes, ''A Land Divided''

President's Awards

*Short story —

Farley Mowat Farley McGill Mowat, (May 12, 1921 – May 6, 2014) was a Canadian writer and environmentalist. His works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Ca ...

, "Lost in the Barren Lands" *Magazine article — Blair Fraser, "The Secret Life of Mackenzie King, spiritualist" *Poem —

Earle Birney Earle Alfred Birney (13 May 1904 – 3 September 1995) was a Canadian poet and novelist, who twice won the Governor General's Award, Canada's top literary honour, for his poetry. Life Born in Calgary in the North-West Territories' District o ...

, "North Star West"

Stephen Leacock Award

* Hilda Kay Grant, ''The Salt Box'' (writing under the pseudonym Jan Hilliard)

References

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Governor General's Awards 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 the ...