Governor General’s Literary Award

Details

Administered By:

Canadian Author's Association

Scope:

national

Award Status:

Discontinued

This award was established in 1936 by the Canadian Author's Association in permanent recognition of literary merit. A bronze medal was presented for the best books of poetry, fiction, non-fiction and juvenile literature. Later the Canada Council financed the awards, offering a cash prize of $1,000 and a deluxe binding of the award books.

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Award Recipients

Yearsort iconDetailRecipient
1959 Edith Sharpe, Nkwala. Toronto: Little, Brown and Co., 1958.
1958 Kerry Wood, The Great Chief. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1957.
1955 Marjorie Campbell, The Nor'Westers. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1973 (c1954).
1954 John F. Hayes, Rebels Ride at Night. Toronto: Copp, Clark, 1951.
1953 Marie McPhedran, Cargoes on the Great Lakes. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1952.
1952 John F. Hayes, A Land Divided. Toronto: Copp, Clark, 1951.
1951 Donalda Dickie, The Great Adventure. Toronto: Dent, 1950.
1950 Richard Lambert, Franklin of the Arctic: A Life of Adventure. Maps by Julius Griffith. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1949.