1962 Governor General's Awards
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Each winner of the 1962 Governor General's Award
s for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts
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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 was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts, commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown Corporation established in 1957 to act as an arts council of the government of Canada, created to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. It funds Canadian artists and...
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English Language
- Fiction: Kildare DobbsKildare DobbsKildare Robert Eric Dobbs, is a Canadian short story and travel writer.Born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, he was educated in Ireland and later spent 5 years in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. After the war he worked in the British Colonial Service in Tanganyka...
, Running to Paradise. - Poetry or Drama: James ReaneyJames ReaneyJames Crerar Reaney was an influential Canadian poet, playwright, librettist, and professor, "whose works transform small-town Ontario life into the realm of dream and symbol."...
, Twelve Letters to a Small Town and The Killdeer and Other Plays. - Non-Fiction: Marshall McLuhanMarshall McLuhanHerbert Marshall McLuhan, CC was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communication theorist...
, The Gutenberg Galaxy.
French Language
- Fiction: Jacques FerronJacques FerronJacques Ferron was a Canadian physician and author.Jacques Ferron was born in Louiseville, Quebec, the son of Joseph-Alphonse Ferron and Adrienne Caron. On March 5, 1931 his mother died. He attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf but was expelled in 1936...
, Contes du pays incertain. - Poetry or Drama: Jacques LanguirandJacques LanguirandJacques Languirand is a radio host, writer, actor and director.He has been at the microphone for the same radio show, Par 4 chemins, for more than 40 years. He was awarded the C.M. on December 21, 1987 and the O.C...
, Les insolites et les violons de l'automne. - Non-Fiction: Gilles Marcotte, Une littérature qui se fait.