1998 Governor General's Awards

The winners of the 1998 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts on November 17th in Ottawa. Each winner received a cheque for $10,000.

English Language

Fiction

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Poetry

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Drama

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Nonfiction

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  • Wayne Grady, The Quiet Limit of the World - A Journey to the North Pole to Investigate Global Warming
  • Charlotte Gray, Mrs. King - The Life and Times of Isabel Mackenzie King
  • Judy Schultz, Mamie's Children - Three Generations of Prairie Women
  • Rudy Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson, Stolen Life - The Journey of a Cree Woman

Children's Literature - Text

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Children's Literature - Illustration

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Translation (from French to English)

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French Language

Fiction

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Poetry

Winner:
  • Suzanne Jacob, La Part de feu preceded by Le Deuil de la rancune
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Drama

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Nonfiction

Winner:
  • Pierre Nepveu, Intrieurs du Nouveau Monde : Essais sur les littratures du Qubec et des Amriques
Other Finalists:
  • Chantal Bouchard, La Langue et le Nombril : Histoire d'une obsession qubcoise
  • Marcel Olscamp, Le Fils du notaire Jacques Ferron 1921-1949 : Gense intellectuelle d'un crivain
  • Rgine Robin, Le Golem de l'criture : De l'autofiction au Cybersoi
  • Patricia Smart, Les Femmes du Refus global

Children's Literature -- Text

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Children's Literature -- Illustration

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Translation (English to French)

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