1950 Governor General's Awards
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In Canada
, the 1950 Governor General's Award
s for Literary Merit were the fourteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors.
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, the 1950 Governor General's Award
Governor General's Award
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields. The first was conceived in 1937 by Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction who created the Governor...
s for Literary Merit were the fourteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors.
Winners
- Fiction: Germaine GuèvremontGermaine GuèvremontGermaine Guèvremont, born Grignon was a Canadian writer, who was a prominent figure in Quebec literature....
, The Outlander . - Poetry or Drama: James Wreford WatsonJames Wreford WatsonJames Wreford Watson was a Scottish/Canadian geographer and cartographer, who served as Canada's Chief Geographer...
, Of Time and the Lover. - Non-Fiction: Marjorie Wilkins Campbell, The Saskatchewan.
- Non-Fiction: W. L. Morton, The Progressive Party in Canada.
- Juvenile: Donalda Dickie, The Great Adventure.