1993 Governor General's Awards (original) (raw)
Each winner of the 1993 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 dollars 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.
English Language
Fiction
Winner:
- Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries
Other Finalists:
- Caroline Adderson, Bad Imaginings
- Thomas King, Green Grass, Running Water
- David Adams Richards, For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down
- Carol Windley, Visible Light
Poetry
Winner:
- Don Coles, Forests of the Medieval World Other Finalists:
- Claire Harris, Drawing Down a Daughter
- Monty Reid, Crawlspace: New and Selected Poems
- Douglas Burnet Smith, Voices from a Farther Room
- Patricia Young, More Watery Still
Drama
Winner:
- Guillermo Verdecchia, Fronteras Americanas Other Finalists:
- Daniel MacIvor, House Humans
- Raymond Storey, The Saints and Apostles
- David Young, Glenn
Non-Fiction
Winner:
- Karen Connelly, Touch the Dragon
Other Finalists:
- Marq de Villiers, The Heartbreak Grape: A Journey in Search of the Perfect Pinot Noir
- Marian Fowler, In a Gilded Cage
- Jane Jacobs, Systems of Survival
- No�l Mostert, Frontiers
Children's Literature - Text
Winner:
- Tim Wynne-Jones, Some of the Kinder Planets Other Finalists:
- Mitzi Dale, Bryna Means Courage
- James Houston, Drifting Snow: An Arctic Search
- Carol Matas, Daniel's Story
- Shirley Sterling, My Name Is Seepeetza
Children's Literature - Illustration
Winner:
- Mireille Levert, Sleep Tight, Mrs. Ming Other Finalists:
- Scott Cameron, Beethoven Lives Upstairs
- Marc Mongeau, There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen!
- Russ Willms , Brewster Rooster
- Leo Yerxa, Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall
Translation (from French to English)
Winner:
- D.G. Jones, Categorics One, Two and Three Other Finalists:
- Jane Brierley, The Maerlande Chronicles
- Sheila Fischman, Following the Summer
- Linda Gaboriau, The Eye Is an Eagle
- K�the Roth, The Last Cod Fish
French Language
Fiction
Winner:
- Nancy Huston, Cantique des plaines
Other Finalists:
- Esther Croft, Au commencement �tait le froid
- Robert Lalonde, Sept lacs plus au nord
- Rober Racine, Le Mal de Vienne
- Pierre Yergeau, Tu attends la neige, L�onard?
Poetry
Winner:
- Denise Desautels, Le Saut de l'ange Other Finalists:
- Denise Boucher, Grandeur nature
- Roger Des Roches, La R�alit�
- Madeleine Gagnon, La Terre est remplie de langage
- Serge Patrice Thibodeau, Le Cycle de Prague
Drama
Winner:
- Daniel Danis, Celle-l� Other Finalists:
- Jasmine Dub�, Petit Monstre
- Gilbert Dupuis, Kushapatshikan
Non-Fiction
Winner:
- Fran�ois Par�, Les Litt�ratures de l'exigu�t� Other Finalists:
- L�on Dion, Qu�bec 1945-2000 : Les intellectuels et le temps de Duplessis
- Maurice Lemire, Formation de l'imaginaire litt�raire au Qu�bec 1764-1867
- Jean Terrasse, De Mentor � Orph�e
- Andr�e Yanacopoulo, Hans Selye ou la Cath�drale du stress
Children's Literature - Text
Winner:
- Mich�le Marineau, La Route de Chlifa Other Finalists:
- Yves Beauchemin, Antoine et Alfred
- Dominique Demers, Les grands sapins ne meurent pas
- Raymond Plante, Les Dents de la poule
Children's Literature - Illustration
Winner:
- St�phane Jorisch, Le Monde selon Jean de ... Other Finalists:
- Francis Back, Des crayons qui trichent
- Michel Bisson, Thomas et la nuit
- Sheldon Cohen, Le Plus Long Circuit
- Fran�ois Vaillancourt, Le Premier Voyage de Monsieur Patapoum
Translation (from English to French)
Winner:
- Marie Jos� Th�riault, L'Oeuvre du Gallois Other Finalists:
- Herv� Juste, Histoire de la s�curit� sociale au Canada
- Charlotte Melan�on, Grandeur et mis�re de la modernit�
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