1961 Governor General's Awards
Encyclopedia
Each winner of the 1961 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts
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, Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place
Poetry or Drama: Robert Finch
, Acis in Oxford
Non-Fiction: T. A. Goudge
, The Ascent of Life
, Ashini
Non-Fiction: Jean Le Moyne
, Convergences
Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts, commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown Corporation established in 1957 to act as an arts council of the government of Canada, created to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. It funds Canadian artists and...
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English Language
Fiction: Malcolm LowryMalcolm Lowry
Clarence Malcolm Lowry was an English poet and novelist who was best known for his novel Under the Volcano, which was voted No. 11 in the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list.-Biography:...
, Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place
Poetry or Drama: Robert Finch
Robert Finch (poet)
Robert Duer Claydon Finch was a Canadian poet and academic. He twice won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, for his poetry.-Life:...
, Acis in Oxford
Non-Fiction: T. A. Goudge
T. A. Goudge
Thomas Anderson Goudge M.A., Ph.D, FRSC was a Canadian university professor.He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, son of Thomas Norman and Effie Goudge. He graduated from the Halifax Academy in 1927, and studied for a B.A. in 1931 and an MA in 1932 from Dalhousie University. He obtained his Ph...
, The Ascent of Life
French Language
Fiction: Yves ThériaultYves Thériault
Yves Thériault, OC was a Canadian author.He was born in Quebec City to Alcide and Aurore Thériault. On April 21, 1942, he married Germaine Blanchet, with whom he would have two children, Marie-José and Yves-Michel...
, Ashini
Non-Fiction: Jean Le Moyne
Jean Le Moyne
Jean Le Moyne, was a Canadian journalist, researcher, screenwriter and senator.Born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1961 he wrote Convergences, winner of the 1961 Governor General's Award for French non-fiction...
, Convergences