1957 Governor General's Awards

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The 1957 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the twenty-first such awards in Canada. The awards in this period an honour for the authors but had no monetary prize. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gabrielle Roy, Raddall and Hutchinson win 1957 Governor-General's Awards". The Windsor Star . 3 May 1957. p. 27. Retrieved 23 December 2023.