1969 Governor General's Awards
Encyclopedia
Each winner of the 1969 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts
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, The Studhorse Man
Poetry or Drama: George Bowering
, Rocky Mountain Foot and The Gangs of Kosmos
Poetry or Drama: Gwendolyn MacEwen
, The Shadow-Maker
Poetry or Drama: Jean-Guy Pilon
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Non-Fiction: Michel Brunet
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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: Robert KroetschRobert Kroetsch
Robert Kroetsch, OC was a Canadian novelist, poet and non-fiction writer. In his fiction and critical essays, as well as in the journal he co-founded, Boundary 2, he was the single most influential figure in Canada in introducing ideas about postmodernism.He was born in Heisler, Alberta...
, The Studhorse Man
Poetry or Drama: George Bowering
George Bowering
George Harry Bowering, OC, OBC is a prolific Canadian novelist, poet, historian, and biographer. He has served as Canada's Parliamentary Poet Laureate....
, Rocky Mountain Foot and The Gangs of Kosmos
Poetry or Drama: Gwendolyn MacEwen
Gwendolyn MacEwen
Gwendolyn Margaret MacEwen was a Canadian poet and novelist. A "sophisticated, wide-ranging and thoughtful writer," she published more than 20 books in her brief life. "A sense of magic and mystery from her own interests in the Gnostics, Ancient Egypt and magic itself, and from her wonderment at...
, The Shadow-Maker
French Language
Fiction: Louise Maheux-Forcier,Poetry or Drama: Jean-Guy Pilon
Jean-Guy Pilon
Jean-Guy Pilon, OC, CQ, FRSC is a Quebec poet.Born in Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec, he received a law degree from the Université de Montréal in 1954.-Honours:* In 1967, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada....
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Non-Fiction: Michel Brunet
Michel Brunet (historian)
Michel Brunet was a Quebec historian and essayist. He received his B.A. and M.A. from the Université de Montréal and received his Ph.D. from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A....
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