1994 Governor General's Awards
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Each winner of the 1994 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada
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Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
. The winners were selected by a panel of judges set up by the Canada Council for the Arts
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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Fiction
Winner:- Rudy WiebeRudy WiebeRudy Henry Wiebe, OC is a Canadian author and professor emeritus in the department of English at the University of Alberta since 1992.-Life:...
, A Discovery of Strangers
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- Margaret AtwoodMargaret AtwoodMargaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history; she is a winner of the Arthur C...
, The Robber BrideThe Robber BrideThe Robber Bride is a Margaret Atwood novel first published by McClelland and Stewart in 1993. Set in present-day Toronto, Ontario, the novel begins with three women who meet once a month in a restaurant to share a meal.... - Donna McFarlane, Division of Surgery
- Alice MunroAlice MunroAlice Ann Munro is a Canadian short-story writer, the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize for her lifetime body of work, a three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction, and a perennial contender for the Nobel Prize...
, Open SecretsOpen SecretsOpen Secrets is a book of short stories by Alice Munro published by McClelland and Stewart in 1994. It was nominated for the 1994 Governor General's Award for English Fiction.-Stories:* "Carried Away"* "A Real Life"... - Russell Smith, How Insensitive
Poetry
Winner:- Robert HillesRobert HillesRobert Hilles is a Canadian poet and novelist who lives on Salt Spring Island with his partner, novelist Pearl Luke.Born in Kenora, Ontario, Hilles studied at the University of Calgary, earning a BA in Psychology and English in 1976...
, Cantos from a Small Room
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- Robin BlaserRobin BlaserRobin Francis Blaser was an author and poet in both the United States and Canada.-Personal background:Born in Denver, Colorado, Blaser grew up in Idaho, and came to Berkeley, California, in 1944. There he met Jack Spicer and Robert Duncan, becoming a key figure in the San Francisco Renaissance of...
, The Holy Forest - Polly Fleck, The Chinese Execution
- Monty ReidMonty Reid-Life:He graduated from the University of Alberta, with an M.A. He lived in Drumheller, Alberta and worked at the Royal Tyrrell Museum, and has worked at the Canadian Museum of Nature since 1999.-Works:* *...
, Dog Sleeps
Drama
Winner:- Morris PanychMorris PanychStephen Morris Panych is a Canadian playwright, director and actor.Morris Panych was born in Calgary and grew up in Edmonton. He studied at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and the University of British Columbia...
, The Ends of the Earth
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- Joanna McClelland Glass, If We Are Women
- Wendy LillWendy LillWendy Lill is an award-winning Canadian playwright, screenwriter and radio dramatist who served as an NDP Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2004. Her stage plays have been performed extensively in theatres across Canada as well as internationally in such countries as Scotland, Denmark and Germany...
, All Fall Down - Bryden MacDonald, Whale Riding Weather
Non-Fiction
Winner:- John A. Livingston, Rogue Primate: An Exploration of Human Domestication
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- Sharon ButalaSharon ButalaSharon Butala is a Canadian novelist who lives in Eastend, Saskatchewan.In 2001, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada...
, The Perfection of the Morning: An Apprenticeship in Nature - Denise ChongDenise Chong- Early life and schooling :A third generation Chinese Canadian, Chong was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on 9 June 1953, and was raised in Prince George. She studied economy at the University of British Columbia earning her bachelor degee in 1975...
, The Concubine's Children: Portrait of a Family - Joan HaggertyJoan HaggertyJoan Haggerty is a Canadian novelist.Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, she studied at the University of British Columbia.She lives in Telkwa, British Columbia.She has been known to dance tango.-Bibliography:...
, The Invitation: A Memoir of Family Love and Reconciliation - Peter Larisey, Light for a Cold Land: Lawren Harris's Work and Life-An Interpretation
Children's Literature - Text
Winner:- Julie Johnston, Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me
Other Finalists:
- Sarah Ellis, Out of the Blue
- Carol MatasCarol MatasCarol Matas is a Canadian children's writer who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.She has written many books such as*Cloning Miranda*The Second Clone*The Dark Clone*After the War*The Freak*Turned Away...
, The Burning Time - Jim McGugan, Josepha: A Prairie Boy's Story
- Ken Roberts, Past Tense
Children's Literature - Illustration
Winner:- Murray Kimber, Josepha: A Prairie Boy's Story
Other Finalists:
- Marie Lafrance, La Diablesse and the Baby
- Michèle Lemieux, There Was An Old Man...: A Collection of Limericks
- Laurie McGaw, Polar the Titanic Bear
- Martin SpringettMartin SpringettA Canadian illustrator, Martin Springett is mostly noted for his illustrations of Guy Gavriel Kay's Fionavar Tapestry series.Springett grew up in England, and moved to Canada in his late teens - where he was employed as a gardener, hospital porter and drove a forklift, while pursuing his interests...
, Who
Translation (from French to English)
Winner:- Donald Winkler, The Lyric Generation: The Life and Times of the Baby Boomers
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- Patricia ClaxtonPatricia ClaxtonPatricia Claxton is an award-winning Canadian translator, primarily of Quebec literature.A native of Kingston, Ontario, Patricia Claxton spent most of her childhood in India. Upon returning to Canada, she has made Montreal, Quebec's largest city, and Canada's second-largest, her permanent residence...
, Tchipayuk or The Way of the Wolf - Sheila FischmanSheila FischmanSheila Leah Fischman, CM is a Canadian translator who specializes in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature....
, The Sound of Living Things - David Homel, An Aroma of Coffee
- Shelley Tepperman, Playing Bare
Fiction
Winner:- Robert Lalonde, Le petit aigle à tête blanche
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- Réjean DucharmeRéjean DucharmeRéjean Ducharme is a Quebec novelist and playwright who currently resides in Montreal. He is extremely reclusive and has not appeared at any public functions since his first successful book was published in 1966...
, Va savoir - Daniel PoliquinDaniel PoliquinDaniel Poliquin is a Canadian novelist and translator. He has translated works of many Canadian writers into French, including David Homel, Douglas Glover, and Mordecai Richler. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario...
, L'Écureuil noir - Hélène Rioux, Pense à mon rendez-vous
- Sylvain Trudel, Les Prophètes
Poetry
Winner:- Fulvio Caccia, Aknos
Other Finalists:
- Marcel Labine, Machines imaginaires
- Rachel Leclerc, Rabatteurs d'étoiles
- Paul Chanel Malenfant, Hommes de profil
- Pierre Ouellet, Vita chiara, villa oscura
Drama
Winner:- Michel Ouellette, French Town
Other Finalists:
- Michelle Allen, Morgane
- Yvan Bienvenue, Histoires à mourir d'amour
- Claude Poissant, Si tu meurs, je te tue
- Jean-Pierre Ronfard, Cinq études
Non-Fiction
Winner:- Chantal Saint-Jarre, Du sida
Other Finalists:
- Fernand DumontFernand DumontFernand Dumont was a québécois sociologist, philosopher, theologian and poet.Dumont was born in Montmorency, Quebec.Dumont died in Quebec.-External links:*...
, Genèse de la société québécoise - Jean Lamarre, Le devenir de la nation québécoise
- Ginette Pelland, La peur des mots
- Georges E. Sioui, Les Wendats : une civilisation méconnue
Children's Literature - Text
Winner:- Suzanne MartelSuzanne MartelSuzanne Martel is a French-Canadian author.Martel currently resides in Montreal, Canada...
, Une belle journée pour mourir
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- Marie-Danielle Croteau, Un monde à la dérive
- François Gravel, Klonk
Children's Literature - Illustration
Winner:- Pierre Pratt, Mon chien est un éléphant
Other Finalists:
- Sylvie Deronzier, Tartarin et le lion
- Stéphane Poulin, Le parc aux sortilèges
- Rémy Simard, Monsieur noir et blanc
- Gilles Tibo, Simon et la plume perdue
Translation (from English to French)
Winner:- Jude Des Chênes, Le mythe du sauvage
Other Finalists:
- Claire Dupond and Hervé Juste, Les spécialistes des sciences sociales et la politique au Canada
- Michèle Marineau, Au delà des ténèbres
- Normand Paiement and Hervé Juste, Les Géants des ordures
- Daniel PoliquinDaniel PoliquinDaniel Poliquin is a Canadian novelist and translator. He has translated works of many Canadian writers into French, including David Homel, Douglas Glover, and Mordecai Richler. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario...
, Le récit de voyage en Nouvelle - France de l'abbé peintre Hugues Pommier