Governor General's Award for French language non-fiction
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This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award
for French-language non-fiction, created in 1959.
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...
for French-language non-fiction, created in 1959.
1960s
- 19601960 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1960 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:Fiction: Brian Moore, The Luck of Ginger Coffey...
: Paul Toupin, - 19611961 Governor General's AwardsEach 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.-English Language:Fiction: Malcolm Lowry, Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place...
: Jean Le MoyneJean Le MoyneJean 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 - 19621962 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1962 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Kildare Dobbs, Running to Paradise....
: Gilles Marcotte, - 19631963 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1963 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Hugh Garner, Hugh Garner's Best Stories.*Non fiction: J.M.S...
: Gustave LanctotGustave LanctotGustave Lanctot, OC, FRSC, also spelled Gustave Lanctôt, was a Canadian historian and archivist.Born in Saint-Constant, Quebec, he studied law at Université de Montréal and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1907. A Rhodes Scholar, he studied political science and history from 1909 to 1911 while at...
, - 19641964 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1964 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Douglas LePan, The Deserter....
: Réjean Robidoux, - 19651965 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1965 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Poetry or Drama: Al Purdy, The Cariboo Horses....
: André S. Vachon, - 19661966 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1966 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Margaret Laurence, A Jest of God ....
: Marcel Trudel, - 19671967 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1967 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Poetry or Drama: Alden Nowlan, Bread, Wine and Salt....
: Robert-Lionel Séguin, - 19681968 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1968 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts...
: Fernand DumontFernand DumontFernand Dumont was a québécois sociologist, philosopher, theologian and poet.Dumont was born in Montmorency, Quebec.Dumont died in Quebec.-External links:*...
, - 19691969 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1969 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:Fiction: Robert Kroetsch, The Studhorse Man...
: Michel BrunetMichel Brunet (historian)Michel Brunet was a Quebec historian and essayist. He received his B.A. and M.A. from the Université de Montréal and received his Ph.D. from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A....
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1970s
- 19701970 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1970 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Dave Godfrey, The New Ancestors....
: Fernand Ouellette, - 19711971 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1971 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Mordecai Richler, St...
: Gérald Fortin, - 19721972 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1972 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Robertson Davies, The Manticore...
: Jean Hamelin and Yves Roby, - 19731973 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1973 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Rudy Wiebe, The Temptations of Big Bear....
: Albert Faucher, - 19741974 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1974 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Margaret Laurence, The Diviners....
: Louise Dechêne, - 19751975 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1975 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Brian Moore, The Great Victorian Collection....
: Louis-Edmond HamelinLouis-Edmond HamelinLouis-Edmond Hamelin, is a Canadian geographer, professor, and author born in Saint-Didace, Quebec, Canada, best known for his studies of Northern Canada....
, - 19761976 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1976 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Marian Engel, Bear.*Poetry or Drama: Joe Rosenblatt, Top Soil....
: Fernand Ouellette, - 19771977 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1977 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Timothy Findley, The Wars.*Poetry or Drama: D.G...
: Denis Monière, - 19781978 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1978 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Alice Munro, Who Do You Think You Are?...
: François-Marc Gagnon, - 19791979 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1979 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The 1979 awards were the first in which a list of finalists was released a month before the presentation of the awards...
: Dominique Clift and Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos,
1980s
- 19801980 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1980 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*George Bowering, Burning WaterOther Finalists:...
: Maurice Champagne-Gilbert, - 19811981 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1981 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Poetry:Winner:*F.R. Scott, The Collected Poems of F.R...
: Madeleine Ouellette-MichalskaMadeleine Ouellette-MichalskaMadeleine Ouellette-Michalska is a Canadian writer from Quebec.She studied Arts in University of Montreal, University of Quebec and University of Sherbrooke, where she received a PhD degree in 1987...
, - 19821982 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1982 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Guy Vanderhaeghe, Man DescendingOther Finalists:...
: Maurice Lagueux, - 19831983 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1983 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Leon Rooke, Shakespeare's DogOther Finalists:...
: Maurice Cusson, - 19841984 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1984 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Josef Skvorecky, The Engineer of Human SoulsOther Finalists:...
: Jean Hamelin and Nicole Gagnon, - 19851985 Governor General's AwardsEach 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.-Fiction:Winner:*Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's TaleOther Finalists:...
: François Ricard, - 19861986 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1986 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Alice Munro, The Progress of LoveOther Finalists:...
: Régine RobinRégine RobinRégine Robin is a historian, novelist, translator and professor of sociology. Her prolific fiction and non-fiction, primarily on the themes of identity and culture and on the sociological practice of literature, have earned a number of awards, including the Governor-General's Award in 1986...
, - 19871987 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1987 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:...
: Jean Larose, - 19881988 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1988 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:...
: Patricia Smart, - 19891989 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1989 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:...
: Lise Noël,
1990s
- 19901990 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1990 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10000 and a specially bound edition of his or her book. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
: Jean-François LiséeJean-François LiséeJean-François Lisée is a Québécois political analyst, journalist, author, intellectual and well-known sovereigntist thinker. He has been special advisor to Parti Québécois Premiers of Quebec Jacques Parizeau and Lucien Bouchard. He is presently Executive Director of the Centre d'études et de...
, - 19911991 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1991 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
: Bernard ArcandBernard ArcandBernard Arcand was a French-Canadian anthropologist. Author and communicator, he was a retired professor of the anthropology department of Laval University....
, - 19921992 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1992 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
: Pierre Turgeon, - 19931993 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1993 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
: François ParéFrançois ParéFrançois-Rosaire Paré BA, PhD is a French Canadian author and academic specialising in French literature.Paré lived in Montreal during his youth. After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree at the Université de Montréal, he pursued further studies in Buffalo, New York at SUNY...
, - 19941994 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1994 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges set up by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
: Chantal Saint-Jarre, - 19951995 Governor General's AwardsThe 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards were presented by Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada on November 14 at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto...
: Yvan Lamonde, - 19961996 Governor General's AwardsThe 1996 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented on November 14, 1996.-English Language:FictionWinner:*Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Englishman's BoyOther Finalists:*Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace...
: Michel Freitag, - 19971997 Governor General's AwardsThe winners of the 1997 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on November 18 by Donna Scott, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts...
: Roland Viau, - 19981998 Governor General's AwardsThe winners of the 1998 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts on November 17 in Ottawa...
: Pierre NepveuPierre NepveuPierre Nepveu is a famous French Canadian poet, novelist and essayist. He specializes in Quebec modern poetry, in particular that of Gaston Miron...
, - 19991999 Governor General's AwardsThe winners of the 1999 Canadian Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts, at a press conference held on November 16 at the National Library of Canada...
: Pierre PerraultPierre PerraultPierre Perrault was a Québécois documentary film director. He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada although largely unknown outside of Québec...
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2000s
- 20002000 Governor General's AwardsThe 2000 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, and Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts, on November 14 at Rideau Hall.-Fiction:...
: Gérard BouchardGérard BouchardGérard Bouchard is a historian, sociologist and writer from Quebec, Canada, affiliated with the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Born in Jonquière, Quebec, he obtained his master's degree in sociology from Université Laval in 1968 and later obtained his PhD degree in history from the University...
, - 20012001 Governor General's AwardsThe 2001 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on November 14. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000.-Fiction:*Richard B...
: Renée Dupuis, - 20022002 Governor General's AwardsThe 2002 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, November 19...
: Judith Lavoie, - 20032003 Governor General's AwardsThe 2003 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on November 12. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000.-Fiction:*Douglas Glover, Elle*Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake*Elizabeth Hay, Garbo Laughs...
: Thierry Hentsch, - 20042004 Governor General's AwardsThe nominees for the 2004 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 26. The children's literature winners were announced on November 15, and the other winners were announced on November 16...
: Jean-Jacques SimardJean-Jacques SimardJean-Jacques Simard is a Québécois professor and sociologist.He has been professor of sociology at Université Laval since 1976.He began the first project into modern autonomous Inuit government in Canada...
, - 20052005 Governor General's AwardsThe nominees for the 2005 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 17. Winning titles were announced on November 16...
: Michel BockMichel BockMichel Bock is a Canadian historian, who specializes in the history of Franco-Ontarian communities and cultures. His book Quand la nation débordait les frontières: les minorités françaises dans la pensée de Lionel Groulx was the winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award in the French language...
, - 20062006 Governor General's AwardsThe shortlisted nominees for the 2006 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 16. Winning titles were announced on November 21...
: Pierre Ouellet, - 20072007 Governor General's AwardsThe shortlisted nominees for the 2007 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 16. Winning titles were announced on November 27...
: Annette Hayward, - 20082008 Governor General's AwardsThe shortlisted nominees for the 2008 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 21, and winning titles were announced on November 18...
: Pierre Ouellet, - 20092009 Governor General's AwardsThe shortlisted nominees for the 2009 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 14, and winning titles will be announced on November 17...
: Nicole V. Champeau,
2010s
- 20102010 Governor General's AwardsThe shortlisted nominees for the 2010 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 13, and winning titles were announced on November 16...
: Michel Lavoie,