Thursday, November 28

Governor General’s Literary Award

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1963 Governor General’s Literary Award – Non-fiction Winner and Nominees

1963 Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction WinnerBrown of the GlobeJ.M.S. CarelessGeorge Brown (1818-1880) was the influential editor of the Toronto Globe, the most powerful newspaper in British North America. He was also leader of the Liberal Party, arch-rival of John A. Macdonald, and the statesman who held the key to Confederation at...Amazon
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1963 Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction Winner and Nominees

1963 Governor General's Literary Award - Fiction WinnerHugh Garner's Best StoriesHugh GarnerSocial justice is at the core of these award-winning stories exploring the Great Depression, the Spanish Civil War, World War II, the Civil Rights movement, feminism, racism, disenfranchisement, and mistreatment....Amazon
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1962 Governor General’s Literary Award – Drama Winner and Nominees

1962 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama WinnerThe Killdeer and Other PlaysJames ReaneyWINNER OF THE 75th GOVERNOR GENERALs LITERARY AWARD FOR POETRYWINNER OF THE 25th TRILLIUM BOOK PRIZEWINNER OF AN ALCUIN AWARD FOR DESIGNSHORTLISTED FOR THE GRIFFIN POETRY PRIZEThese are poems of critical thought that have been influenced by old fiddle tun...Amazon
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1961 Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction Winner and Nominees

1961 Governor General's Literary Award - Fiction WinnerHear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling PlaceMalcolm LowrySeven stories and novellas by the author of Under the Volcano, a master of twentieth-century fiction. For fans of the novel Under the Volcano, this collection of stories—many of them published for the first time posthumously—provides great insight into the...Amazon
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1960 Governor General’s Literary Award – Poetry Winner and Nominees

1960 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerWinter SunMargaret AvisonAlways Now, Collected Poems of Margaret Avison, encompasses in three volumes all of the published books, from Winter Sun (1960) to Concrete and Wild Carrot (2002), and is framed by a gathering of uncollected and new poems respectively. When complete, Alway...Amazon
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1960 Governor General’s Literary Award – Non-fiction Winner and Nominees

1960 Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction WinnerIn Search of Canadian LiberalismFrank H. UnderhillFrank Underhill was an outspoken public intellectual, whose charged career as a university historian is reflected in this collection of essays on Canadas political history, covering the Family Compact to the government of Louis St. Laurent. Witty, energet...Amazon
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