1994 Governor General's Awards

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Each winner of the 1994 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 set up by the Canada Council for the Arts. [2]

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English

CategoryWinnerNominated
Fiction Blueribbon icon.png Rudy Wiebe, A Discovery of Strangers
Non-fiction Blueribbon icon.png John A. Livingston, Rogue Primate: An Exploration of Human Domestication
  • Sharon Butala, The Perfection of the Morning: An Apprenticeship in Nature
  • Denise Chong, The Concubine's Children: Portrait of a Family
  • Joan Haggerty, The Invitation: A Memoir of Family Love and Reconciliation
  • Peter Larisey, Light for a Cold Land: Lawren Harris's Work and Life-An Interpretation
Poetry Blueribbon icon.png Robert Hilles, Cantos from a Small Room
Drama Blueribbon icon.png Morris Panych, The Ends of the Earth
Children's literature Blueribbon icon.png Julie Johnston, Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me
Children's illustration Blueribbon icon.png Murray Kimber, Josepha: A Prairie Boy's Story
French to English translation Blueribbon icon.png Donald Winkler, The Lyric Generation: The Life and Times of the Baby Boomers

French

CategoryWinnerNominated
Fiction Blueribbon icon.png Robert Lalonde, Le petit aigle à tête blanche
Non-fiction Blueribbon icon.png Chantal Saint-Jarre, Du SIDA
Poetry Blueribbon icon.png Fulvio Caccia, Aknos
Drama Blueribbon icon.png Michel Ouellette, French Town
Children's literature Blueribbon icon.png Suzanne Martel, Une belle journée pour mourir
Children's illustration Blueribbon icon.png Pierre Pratt, Mon chien est un éléphant
English to French translation Blueribbon icon.png Jude Des Chênes, Le mythe du sauvage

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References

  1. John Geddes, "Wiebe wins Canada's heart with love of history". Financial Post , November 19, 1994.
  2. Conway Daly, "Munro, Atwood lead familiar names in race for Governor General's award". Kingston Whig-Standard , October 28, 1994.