1988 Governor General's Awards
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Each winner of the 1988 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada
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Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
. The winners and nominees were 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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Fiction
Winner:- David Adams RichardsDavid Adams RichardsDavid Adams Richards, CM, ONB is a Canadian novelist, essayist, screenwriter and poet.Born in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Richards left St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, three credits shy of completing a B.A.. Richards has been a writer-in-residence at various universities and...
, Nights Below Station Street
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- Margaret AtwoodMargaret AtwoodMargaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history; she is a winner of the Arthur C...
, Cat's EyeCat's Eye (novel)Cat's Eye is a 1988 novel by Margaret Atwood. In it, controversial painter Elaine Risley vividly reflects on her childhood and teenage years... - Joan ClarkJoan ClarkJoan Clark BA, D.Litt is a Canadian fiction author.Born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Clark spent her youth in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. She attended Acadia University for its drama program, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree with English major in 1957...
, The Victory of Geraldine Gull - Mark FrutkinMark FrutkinMark Frutkin is a Canadian novelist and poet. He has published seven books of fiction and three books of poetry, as well as a work of non-fiction...
, Atmospheres Apollinaire - Kenneth Radu, The Cost of Living
Poetry
Winner:- Erin MouréErin MouréErin Mouré is a Canadian poet and translator of poetry from languages which include, French, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish to English. Her mother Mary Irene was born 1924 in Galicia, Poland and moved to Canada in 1929. Erin’s father is William Moure born in Ottawa Canada in 1925...
, Furious
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- Lorna CrozierLorna CrozierLorna Crozier is a Canadian poet and holds the Head Chair in the Writing Department at the University of Victoria....
, Angels of Flesh, Angels of Silence - Christopher DewdneyChristopher DewdneyChristopher Dewdney is a Canadian writer and poet.He was born in London, Ontario, and presently lives in Toronto, where he is a professor at York University. He is the long-time partner of writer Barbara Gowdy. Winner of the 2007 Harbourfront Festival Prize, he is the author of four books of...
, Radiant Inventory - David McFaddenDavid McFaddenDavid William McFadden is a Canadian poet, fiction writer, and travel writer. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario and first started working there as a proofreader for the Hamilton Spectator newspaper. As he grew more renowned as a poet he quit the newspaper and became a full-time writer in 1976...
, Gypsy Guitar - Peter Dale ScottPeter Dale ScottPeter Dale Scott is a Canadian born, former English professor at the University of California, Berkeley, a former diplomat and a poet....
, Coming to Jakarta
Drama
Winner:- George F. WalkerGeorge F. WalkerGeorge F. Walker, CM is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter. He is one of Canada's most prolific playwrights, and also one of the most widely produced Canadian dramatists both in Canada and internationally.-Early years:...
, Nothing Sacred
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- Dennis FoonDennis FoonDennis Foon is an award-winning playwright, producer, screenwriter and novelist. He was artistic director of the Green Thumb Theatre for twelve years, before turning to films and television in 1986. He has written screenplays for many types of drama...
, Skin from Skin and Liars - Tomson HighwayTomson HighwayTomson Highway, CM is a celebrated Canadian and Cree playwright, novelist, and children's author. He is the author of the plays The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, both of which won him the Dora Mavor Moore Award and the Floyd S...
, The Rez Sisters - Maureen HunterMaureen HunterMaureen Hunter is a Canadian playwright who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.She was born in Indian Head, Saskatchewan and graduated from the University of Saskatchewan. Transit of Venus was performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company and recorded by the BBC...
, Footprints on the Moon
Non-fiction
Winner:- Anne CollinsAnne FraserLowson Anne Fraser née Collins was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.-Parliamentary career:She represented the electorate of East Cape in Parliament from 1984 to 1990. She retired from Parliament in 1990...
, In the Sleep Room
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- Pierre BertonPierre BertonPierre Francis de Marigny Berton, was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a well-known television personality and journalist....
, The Arctic Grail - Alan BorovoyAlan BorovoyAlfred Alan Borovoy is a Canadian lawyer best known as the general counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association .He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1953 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1956 from the University of Toronto. He has been awarded four honorary doctorates. He was admitted to the Ontario...
, When Freedoms Collide - Edith IglauerEdith IglauerEdith Iglauer is an American writer. She is the author of several non-fiction books, including Denison's Ice Road , Seven Stones, a profile of the architect Arthur Erickson , and The New People: The Eskimo's Journey into our Time...
, Fishing with John
Children's Literature - Text
Winner:- Welwyn Wilton KatzWelwyn Wilton KatzWelwyn Wilton Katz is a Canadian children's author who has lived in Kitchener and Toronto, Ontario. In 1994 she was awarded the Vicky Metcalf Award...
, The Third MagicThe Third MagicThe Third Magic is a fantasy book written by Welwyn Wilton Katz and published by Groundwood Books in 1988. It was for this work that Katz received the Governor General's Literary Award...
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- Martha BrooksMartha BrooksMartha Brooks is an award-winning, Canadian writer of plays, novels, and short fiction. Her young adult novel True Confessions of a Heartless Girl won the Governor General's Award for English language children's literature in 2002....
, Paradise Café and Other Stories - Brian DoyleBrian Doyle (writer)Brian Doyle is a well known Canadian author, whose children's books have been adapted into both movies and plays...
, Easy Avenue - Jean LittleJean LittleJean Little is a Canadian author born on January 2, 1932. Her work has mainly consisted of children's literature, but she has also written two autobiographies: Little by Little and Stars Come Out Within. Little has been partially blind since birth as a result of scars on her cornea and is...
, Little by Little
Children's Literature - Illustration
Winner:- Kim LaFave, Amos's Sweater
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- Marie-Louise GayMarie-Louise GayMarie-Louise Gay is a Canadian children’s author and illustrator.- Background :Born in Quebec City, as a child she lived in Montreal and Vancouver. Gay has received numerous awards for her written and illustrated works in both French and English, including the 2005 Vicky Metcalf Award, multiple...
, Angel and the Polar Bear - Jillian Hulme Gilliland, How the Devil Got His Cat
- Dayal Kaur Khalsa, Sleepers
- Jan Thornhill, The Wildlife ABC
Translation (From French to English)
Winner:- Philip Stratford, Second Chance
Other Finalists:
- Arnold Bennett, The History of the Labour Movement in Quebec
- Jane Brierley, A Man of Sentiment: The Memoirs of Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé
- David Homel, How to Make Love to a Negro
Fiction
Winner:- Jacques Folch-Ribas, Le Silence ou le Parfait Bonheur
Other Finalists:
- Noël Audet, L'Ombre de l'épervier
- Normand Chaurette, Scènes d'enfants
- Christian Mistral, Vamp
Poetry
Winner:- Marcel Labine, Papiers d'épidémie
Other Finalists:
- François Charron, Le Monde comme obstacle
- Louise Dupré, Bonheur
- Gilbert Langevin, La Saison hantée
Drama
Winner:- Jean-Marc DalpéJean-Marc DalpéJean Marc Dalpé is a Canadian playwright and poet. He is one of the most important figures in Franco-Ontarian literature....
, Le Chien
Other Finalists:
- Normand Canac-Marquis, Le Syndrome de Cézanne
- Marie-Francine Hébert, Oui ou non
- Marco Micone, Déjà l'agonie
- André Ricard, Le Déversoir des larmes
Non-fiction
Winner:- Patricia Smart, Écrire dans la maison du père
Other Finalists:
- Jacques Desautels, Dieux et Mythes de la Grèce ancienne
- Lucien Parizeau, Périples autour d'un langage
- Fernande Roy, Progrès, harmonie, liberté
Children's Literature - Text
Winner:- Michèle Marineau, Cassiopée ou l'Été polonais
Other Finalists:
- Denis Côté, Les prisonniers du zoo
- Cécile Gagnon, Châteaux de sable
- André Vanasse, Des Millions pour une chanson
Children's Literature - Illustration
Winner:- Philippe Béha, Les Jeux de Pic-Mots
Other Finalists:
- Sylvie DaigleSylvie DaigleSylvie Daigle is a Canadian speed skater. She is a member of Canadian Short Track relay team that won gold medal in 1992 Winter Olympics and silver medal in 1994 Winter Olympics. She is also a five-time Overall World Champion...
, Le Mot de passe - Pierre Pratt, Peut-il, peut-elle?
- Gilles Tibo, Simon et les flocons de neige
Translation (From English to French)
Winner:- Didier Holtzwarth, Nucléus
Other Finalists:
- Gérard Boulad, Profession: Religieuse
- Jean Lévesque and Michèle Venet, Le Rêve d'une génération
- Michel Saint-Germain, Flagrant Délice