1985 Governor General's Awards
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Canadian literary award
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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
[edit ]| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction | Blue ribbon Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale [1] |
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| Non-fiction | Blue ribbon Ramsay Cook, The Regenerators: Social Criticism in Late Victorian English Canada[1] |
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| Poetry | Blue ribbon Fred Wah, Waiting for Saskatchewan[1] |
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| Drama | Blue ribbon George F. Walker, Criminals in Love[1] |
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French
[edit ]| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction | Blue ribbon Fernand Ouellette, Lucie ou un midi en novembre[1] |
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| Non-fiction | Blue ribbon François Ricard, La littérature contre elle-même[1] |
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| Poetry | Blue ribbon André Roy, Action writing[1] |
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| Drama | Blue ribbon Maryse Pelletier, Duo pour voix obstinées[1] |
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References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Atwood wins Governor General award". Red Deer Advocate . The Canadian Press. June 4, 1986. p. 10D. Retrieved November 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.