1936 Governor General's Awards
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The 1936 Governor General's Award
s for Literary Merit began the tradition of Governor General's awards in Canada
. They comprised only two categories, for fiction and non-fiction, and were English language only.
Lord Tweedsmuir
, then Governor General
and himself the noted author of The Thirty-Nine Steps
, presented the awards.
Source: " Cumulative List of Winners of the Governor General's Literary Awards," (.pdf), Canada Council. Web, Mar. 22, 2011.
Governor General's Award
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields. The first was conceived in 1937 by Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction who created the Governor...
s for Literary Merit began the tradition of Governor General's awards in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They comprised only two categories, for fiction and non-fiction, and were English language only.
Lord Tweedsmuir
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation....
, then Governor General
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
and himself the noted author of The Thirty-Nine Steps
The Thirty-nine Steps
The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh...
, presented the awards.
Winners
- Fiction: Bertram BrookerBertram BrookerBertram Richard Brooker was a Canadian writer, painter, musician, and advertising agency executive.Born in Croydon, England, to Richard Brooker and Mary Ann Brooker, he moved to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1905 with his family. In 1913 he rented a movie theatre in Neepawa, Manitoba. That same...
, Think of the Earth - Non-fiction: T. B. Robertson, collected newspaper articles
Source: " Cumulative List of Winners of the Governor General's Literary Awards," (.pdf), Canada Council. Web, Mar. 22, 2011.