The 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards were presented by Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada on November 14 at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto.[1] Each winner received a cheque for $10,000 and a copy of their books specially bound by master bookbinder Pierre Ouvard.
English
Category | Winner | Nominated |
Fiction | Greg Hollingshead, The Roaring Girl | |
Non-fiction | Rosemary Sullivan, Shadow Maker: The Life of Gwendolyn MacEwen | |
Poetry | Anne Szumigalski, Voice | |
Drama | Jason Sherman, Three in the Back, Two in the Head | |
Children's literature | Tim Wynne-Jones, The Maestro | |
Children's illustration | Ludmila Zeman, The Last Quest of Gilgamesh | - Warabé Aska, Aska's Sea Creatures
- Geoff Butler, The Killick: A Newfoundland Story
- Gary Clement, Just Stay Put
- Frances Tyrrell, Woodland Christmas
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French to English translation | David Homel, Why Must a Black Writer Write About Sex? (Dany Laferrière, Cette grenade dans la main du jeune nègre est-elle une arme ou un fruit?) | |
French
Category | Winner | Nominated |
Fiction | Nicole Houde, Les Oiseaux de Saint-John Perse | |
Non-fiction | Yvan Lamonde, Louis-Antoine Dessaulles. Un seigneur libéral et anticlérical | - Hélène-Andrée Bizier, Le Noir et le Rouge
- Jean Boivin, La Classe de Messiaen
- Marcel Fournier, Marcel Mauss
- Daniel Latouche, Plaidoyer pour le Québec
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Poetry | Émile Martel, Pour orchestre et poète seul | - Louise Desjardins, La 2e Avenue précédé de Petite sensation, La minutie de l'araignée, Le marché de l'amour
- Jocelyne Felx, La Pierre et les heures
- Gérald Gaudet, La Fiction de l'âme
- Andrée Lacelle, Tant de vie s'égare
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Drama | Carole Fréchette, Les Quatre morts de Marie | |
Children's literature | Sonia Sarfati, Comme une peau de chagrin | |
Children's illustration | Annouchka Gravel Galouchko, Sho et les dragons d'eau | |
English to French translation | Hervé Juste, Entre l'ordre et la liberté | |
References
- ^ "Writer's Roaring success: Greg Hollingshead wins Governor-General's Award for fiction". Vancouver Sun, November 15, 1995.
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Awards by year | |
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