1993 Governor General's Awards

Each winner of the 1993 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada.[1] The winners 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   Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries
Non-fiction   Karen Connelly, Touch the Dragon
Poetry   Don Coles, Forests of the Medieval World
Drama   Guillermo Verdecchia, Fronteras Americanas
Children's literature   Tim Wynne-Jones, Some of the Kinder Planets
Children's illustration   Mireille Levert, Sleep Tight, Mrs. Ming
French to English translation   D. G. Jones, Categorics One, Two and Three

French

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction   Nancy Huston, Cantique des plaines
Non-fiction   François Paré, Les Littératures de l'exiguïté
Poetry   Denise Desautels, Le Saut de l'ange
Drama   Daniel Danis, Celle-là
Children's literature   Michèle Marineau, La Route de Chlifa
Children's illustration   Stéphane Jorisch, Le Monde selon Jean de ...
English to French translation   Marie José Thériault, L'Oeuvre du Gallois

References

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  1. ^ "This time, Stone Diaries on top: Governor General's award atones for loss in Booker". Windsor Star, November 17, 1993.
  2. ^ "Shields in running for Governor General Award; Nomination comes just after Booker Prize loss". Halifax Daily News, October 29, 1993.