Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the governor general of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the Lord Tweedsmuir , [ 4 ] a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction; he created the Governor General ...
The shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 8, 2024, [1] and the winners were announced on November ...
It is one of fourteen Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit, seven each for creators of English- and French-language books. The awards was created by the Canadian Authors Association in partnership with Lord Tweedsmuir in 1936. In 1959, the award became part of the Governor General's Awards program at the Canada Council for the Arts in ...
The Governors Awards presentation is an annual award ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center, in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. [1]
Drew Hayden Taylor and Anosh Irani have also both been nominated for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction. James Reaney won the award three times before Poetry and Drama were split in 1981 into separate categories. Mishka Lavigne is the first person to be nominated for both the English and French language awards for Drama.
The shortlisted nominees for the 2021 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 14, 2021, [1] and the winners were announced on November 17. [2] The 2021 awards returned to their traditional scheduling and presentation in the fall of the year, following the postponement of the 2020 Governor General's Awards to ...
Each 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 .
The shortlisted nominees for the 2010 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 13, [1] and winning titles were announced on November 16. [2] Each winner will receive a cheque for $25,000 and a leatherbound copy of their book.