1999 Governor General's Awards
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Canadian literary award
The winners of the 1999 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, chairman, and Shirley Thomson, director of the Canada Council for the Arts, at a press conference held on November 16 at the National Library of Canada. Each winner received a cheque for CA10,000ドル.
English
[edit ]| Category | Winner | Nominated |
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| Fiction | Blue ribbon Matt Cohen, Elizabeth and After [1] |
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| Non-fiction | Blue ribbon Marq de Villiers, Water[1] |
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| Poetry | Blue ribbon Jan Zwicky, Songs for Relinquishing the Earth[1] |
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| Drama | Blue ribbon Michael Healey, The Drawer Boy[1] |
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| Children's literature | Blue ribbon Rachna Gilmore, A Screaming Kind of Day[4] |
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| Children's illustration | Blue ribbon Gary Clement, The Great Poochini[4] |
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| French to English translation | Blue ribbon Patricia Claxton, Gabrielle Roy: A Life (François Ricard, Gabrielle roy, une vie)[4] |
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French
[edit ]| Category | Winner | Nominated |
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| Fiction | Blue ribbon Lise Tremblay, La Danse juive[4] |
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| Non-fiction | Blue ribbon Pierre Perrault, Le Mal du Nord[1] |
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| Poetry | Blue ribbon Herménégilde Chiasson, Conversations[4] |
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| Drama | Blue ribbon Jean-Marc Dalpé, Il n'y a que l'amour[4] |
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| Children's literature | Blue ribbon Charlotte Gingras, La Liberté? Connais pas...[4] |
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| Children's illustration | Blue ribbon Stéphane Jorisch, Charlotte et l'île du destin[4] |
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| English to French translation | Blue ribbon Jacques Brault, Transfiguration (E. D. Blodgett, Transfiguration)[4] |
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References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e "Matt Cohen wins G-G for an idea he 'wished he hadn't had'". The Globe and Mail , November 17, 1999.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "G-G awards shortlist gets shorter: Winners announced today". National Post , November 16, 1999.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Nominee list". Hamilton Spectator , October 20, 1999.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Literary winners applaud cultural funding at Governor General's Awards". Waterloo Region Record , November 17, 1999.