1936 Governor General's Awards

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The 1936 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit inaugurated Canada's annual program of Governor General's Awards, late in 1937 recognizing 1936 publications. [1] There were only two categories, fiction and non-fiction, English language only. [1] [2]

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The awards were presented by Lord Tweedsmuir, then Governor General of Canada—and, as John Buchan, the noted author of The Thirty-Nine Steps [1] (1915, adapted as a 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock).

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Late T. B. Roberton Awarded Literary Achievement Prize; Tweedsmuir Raps 'Moderns'". Winnipeg Tribune , November 26, 1937.
  2. "Governor General's Literary Awards" [table of winners, 1936–1999]. Online guide to writing in canada (track0.com/ogwc). Retrieved 2015-08-19.