1937 Governor General's Awards
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The 1937 Governor General's Award
s for Literary Merit were the second such awards, and the first to include a category for poetry and drama. No monetary prize was yet given; the awards were simply recognition of the authors.
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 were the second such awards, and the first to include a category for poetry and drama. No monetary prize was yet given; the awards were simply recognition of the authors.
Winners
- Fiction: Laura G. Salverson, The Dark Weaver
- Poetry or drama: E. J. PrattE. J. PrattEdwin John Dove Pratt, FRSC , who published as E. J. Pratt, was "the leading Canadian poet of his time." He was a Canadian poet originally from Newfoundland who lived most of his life in Toronto, Ontario...
, The Fable of the Goats - Non-fiction: Stephen LeacockStephen LeacockStephen Butler Leacock, FRSC was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist...
, My Discovery of the West
Source: "Cumulative List of Winners of the Governor General's Literary Awards," (.pdf), Canada Council. Web, Mar. 22, 2011.