1997 Governor General's Awards (original) (raw)
The winners of the 1997 Governor General's Literary Awards was announced on November 18th by Donna Scott, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts. Each winner received a cheque for $10,000.
English Language
Fiction
Winner:
- Jane Urquhart, The Underpainter
Other Finalists:
- Sandra Birdsell, The Two-Headed Calf
- Matt Cohen, Last Seen
- Elizabeth Hay, Small Change
- Eric McCormack, First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women
Poetry
Winner:
- Dionne Brand, Land to Light On
Other Finalists:
- Marilyn Bowering, Autobiography
- Patrick Friesen, A Broken Bowl
- Carole Glasser Langille, In Cannon Cave
- Don McKay, Apparatus
Drama
Winner:
- Ian Ross, fareWel Other Finalists:
- Maureen Hunter, Atlantis
- Lee MacDougall, High Life
- Jason Sherman, Reading Hebron
- Judith Thompson, Sled
Non-fiction
Winner:
- Rachel Manley, Drumblair - Memories of a Jamaican Childhood Other Finalists:
- Wade Davis, One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest
- Catherine Dunphy, Morgentaler: A Difficult Hero
- Terry Glavin, This Ragged Place - Travels Across the Landscape
- Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser, Loyal till Death - Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Children's Literature - Text
Winner:
- Kit Pearson, Awake and Dreaming Other Finalists:
- Cheryl Foggo, One Thing That's True
- James Heneghan, Wish Me Luck
- Teddy Jam, The Fishing Summer
- Barbara Nichol, Dippers
Children's Literature - Illustrations
Winner:
- Barbara Reid, The Party Other Finalists:
- Blair Drawson, Flying Dimitri
- Marie-Louise Gay, Rumpelstiltskin
- Robin Muller, The Angel Tree
- Ludmila Zeman, The First Red Maple Leaf
Translation - French to English
Winner:
- Howard Scott, The Euguelion Other Finalists:
- Jane Brierley, Canadians of Old
- Patricia Claxton, Baroque at Dawn
- David Homel, A Drifting Year
- Nancy Huston, The Goldberg Variations
French Language
Fiction
Winner:
- Aude, Cet imperceptible mouvement Other Finalists:
- Bernard Assiniwi, La Saga des B�othuks
- Lise Bissonnette, Quittes et Doubles - Sc�nes de r�ciprocit�
- Pierre Morency, La Vie enti�re - Histoires naturelles du Nouveau Monde
- Pierre Ouellet, L�gende dor�e
Poetry
Winner:
- Pierre Nepveu, Romans-fleuves Other Finalists:
- Nicole Brossard, Vertige de l'avant-sc�ne
- Serge Legagneur, Po�mes choisis, 1961-1997
- Paul Chanel Malenfant, Fleuves
- H�l�ne Monette, Plaisirs et Paysages kitsch
Drama
Winner:
- Yvan Bienvenue, Dits et In�dits Other Finalists:
- Jasmine Dub�, La Bonne Femme
- Marie-Line Laplante, Une tache sur la lune
- Robert Marinier, L'Insomnie
- Larry Tremblay, Ogre - Cornemuse
Non-Fiction
Winner:
- Roland Viau, Enfants du n�ant et mangeurs d'�mes - Guerre, culture et soci�t� en Iroquoisie ancienne Other Finalists:
- Fernand Dumont, Une foi partag�e
- Yolande Geadah, Femmes voil�es, int�grismes d�masqu�s
- Alain Bernard Marchand, Tintin au pays de la ferveur
- Fran�ois Ricard, Gabrielle Roy - Une vie
Children's Literature - Text
Winner:
- Michel No�l, Pien Other Finalists:
- Dominique Demers, Ma�na, tomes 1 et 2
- Agathe G�nois, Sarah, je suis l�!
- Jacques Godbout, Une le�on de chasse
- Maryse Pelletier, Une vie en �clats
Children's Literature - Illustrations
Winner:
- St�phane Poulin, Poil de serpent, dent d'araign�e Other Finalists:
- Leanne Franson, L'Ourson qui voulait une Juliette
- St�phane Jorisch, Casse-Noisette
- Gilles Tibo, Simon et le petit cirque
Translation - English to French
Winner:
- Marie Jos� Th�riault, Arracher les montagnes Other Finalists:
- Fran�ois Barcelo, La Face cach�e des pierres
- Nicole C�t�, Verre de temp�te
- Pierrot Lambert, L'Insight: �tude de la compr�hension humaine
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