1989 Governor General's Awards

Each winner of the 1989 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada.[1] The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.[2]

English

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction   Paul Quarrington, Whale Music
Non-fiction   Robert Calder, Willie: The Life of W. Somerset Maugham
Poetry   Heather Spears, The Word for Sand
Drama   Judith Thompson, The Other Side of the Dark
Children's literature   Diana Wieler, Bad Boy
Children's illustration   Robin Muller, The Magic Paintbrush
French to English translation   Wayne Grady, On the Eighth Day

French

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction   Louis Hamelin, La Rage
Non-fiction   Lise Noël, L'Intolérance : une problématique générale
Poetry   Pierre DesRuisseaux, Monème
Drama   Michel Garneau, Mademoiselle Rouge
Children's literature   Charles Montpetit, Temps mort
Children's illustration   Stéphane Poulin, Benjamin et la saga des oreillers
English to French translation   Jean Antonin Billard, Les Âges de l'amour

References

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  1. ^ "Governor General's awards announced". North Bay Nugget, March 10, 1990.
  2. ^ "Three B.C. writers in running for awards". Vancouver Sun, February 7, 1990.