In Canada, the 1953 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the seventeenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors.[1]
Winners edit
- Fiction: David Walker, Digby.[1]
- Poetry or Drama: Douglas LePan, The Net and the Sword.[1]
- Non-Fiction: N.J. Berrill, Sex and the Nature of Things.[1]
- Non-Fiction: J.M.S. Careless, Canada, A Story of Challenge.[1]
- Juvenile: John F. Hayes, Rebels Ride at Night.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Five Canadian Writers Win Literary Awards". Calgary Herald. Canadian Press. 17 May 1954. p. 31. Retrieved 22 December 2023.