Governor General's Award for French language poetry or drama
Encyclopedia
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award
for French-language poetry or drama. The award was created in 1959, alongside the other French language awards, and existed until 1980, when it was divided into the separate awards for poetry
and drama
.
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 poetry or drama. The award was created in 1959, alongside the other French language awards, and existed until 1980, when it was divided into the separate awards for poetry
Governor General's Award for French language poetry
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for French language poetry or drama was divided.-1980s:*1981: Michel Beaulieu, ...
and drama
Governor General's Award for French language drama
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-language drama. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for French language poetry or drama was divided.-1980s:*1981: Marie Laberge, ...
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1950s
- 19591959 Governor General's AwardsIn Canada, the 1959 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit saw a major change from previous awards. Instead of five categories in English the awards were now presented in two categories in English and two in French...
: Félix-Antoine SavardFélix-Antoine SavardFélix-Antoine Savard, OC was a Canadian priest, academic, poet, novelist and folklorist.Born in Quebec City, he grew up in Chicoutimi, Quebec...
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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...
: Anne HébertAnne HébertAnne Hébert, CC, OQ , was a Canadian author and poet. She is a descendant of famed French-Canadian historian Francois-Xavier Garneau, "and has carried on the family literary tradition spectacularly."...
, - 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...
: (none) - 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....
: Jacques LanguirandJacques LanguirandJacques Languirand is a radio host, writer, actor and director.He has been at the microphone for the same radio show, Par 4 chemins, for more than 40 years. He was awarded the C.M. on December 21, 1987 and the O.C...
, - 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...
: Gatien Lapointe, - 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....
: 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...
, - 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....
: Gilles VigneaultGilles VigneaultGilles Vigneault, is a Canadian poet, publisher and singer-songwriter, and well-known Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist.A poet deeply rooted in his native Quebec, Vigneault has become an icon at home and Quebec ambassador abroad...
, - 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 ....
: 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...
, - 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....
: Françoise LorangerFrançoise LorangerFrançoise Loranger was a Canadian playwright, radio producer, theatrical writer and feminist. She was born in Saint-Hilaire.- Biography :...
, - 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...
: (none) - 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...
: Jean-Guy PilonJean-Guy PilonJean-Guy Pilon, OC, CQ, FRSC is a Quebec poet.Born in Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec, he received a law degree from the Université de Montréal in 1954.-Honours:* In 1967, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada....
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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....
: Jacques BraultJacques BraultJacques Brault is a French Canadian poet and translator who currently lives in Cowansville, Quebec, Canada. He was born to a poor family, but received an excellent education at the Université de Montréal and at the Sorbonne in Paris...
, - 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...
: Paul-Marie Lapointe, - 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...
: Gilles Hénault, - 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....
: Roland Giguère, - 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....
: Nicole BrossardNicole BrossardNicole Brossard, O.C. is a leading French Canadian formalist poet and novelist.She lives in Outremont, a former city in Montreal, Quebec. She wrote her first collection in 1965, Aube à la maison. The collection L'Echo bouge beau marks a break in the evolution of her poetry...
, - 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....
: 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...
, - 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....
: Alphonse Piché, - 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...
: Michel Garneau, - 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?...
: Gilbert Langevin, - 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...
: Robert MélançonRobert MelançonRobert Melançon is a Canadian writer.He is professor of literature at the University of Montreal since 1972.-Honors:* 2003 - Prix Victor-Barbeau 2003 - Victor Barbeau...
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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:...
: Michel Van Schendel,