1973 Governor General's Awards
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Each winner of the 1973 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: Rudy WiebeRudy WiebeRudy Henry Wiebe, OC is a Canadian author and professor emeritus in the department of English at the University of Alberta since 1992.-Life:...
, The Temptations of Big Bear. - Poetry or Drama: Miriam MandelMiriam MandelMiriam Mandel was a Canadian poet who won Canada's Governor General's Award.-Life:Miriam Mandel was born in Rockglen, Saskatchewan....
, Lions at her Face. - Non-Fiction: Michael Bell, Painters in a New Land.
French Language
- Fiction: Réjean DucharmeRéjean DucharmeRéjean Ducharme is a Quebec novelist and playwright who currently resides in Montreal. He is extremely reclusive and has not appeared at any public functions since his first successful book was published in 1966...
, L'hiver de force. - Poetry or Drama: Roland Giguère, La main au feu.
- Non-Fiction: Albert Faucher, Québec en Amérique au XIXe siècle.