1995 Governor General's Awards
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The 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards were presented by Roméo LeBlanc
, Governor General of Canada
on November 14 at the Winter Garden Theatre
in Toronto
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Roméo LeBlanc
Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc was a Canadian journalist, politician, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 25th since Canadian Confederation....
, Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
on November 14 at the Winter Garden Theatre
Winter Garden Theatre
The Winter Garden Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 1634 Broadway in midtown Manhattan.-History:The structure was built by William Kissam Vanderbilt in 1896 to be the American Horse Exchange....
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. Each winner received a cheque for $10,000 and a copy of their books specially bound by master bookbinder Pierre Ouvard.
Fiction
Winner:- Greg HollingsheadGreg HollingsheadGregory "Greg" Hollingshead is a Canadian novelist. He is currently a professor of English at the University of Alberta. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta...
, The Roaring Girl
Other Finalists:
- Diana Atkinson, Highways and Dancehalls
- Barbara GowdyBarbara GowdyBarbara Gowdy, CM is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. Born in Windsor, Ontario, she is the long-time partner of poet Christopher Dewdney and resides in Toronto.-Literary career:...
, Mister Sandman - Julie Keith, The Jaguar Temple
- Richard B. WrightRichard B. WrightRichard B. Wright, CM, is a Canadian novelist.Born in Midland, Ontario, to Laverne and Laura . Wright graduated from Midland high school in 1956, and attended and graduated from Ryerson Polytechnic Institute in the area of Radio and TV arts in 1959...
, The Age of Longing
Poetry
Winner:- Anne SzumigalskiAnne SzumigalskiAnne Szumigalski, SOM was a Canadian poet.- Life :She was born Anne Howard Davies in London, England, and grew up mostly in a Hampshire village. She served with the Red Cross as a medical auxiliary officer and interpreter during World War II, following British Army forces in 1944-5 across parts of...
, Voice
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- Roo BorsonRoo BorsonRuth Elizabeth Borson, who writes under the name Roo Borson is a Canadian poet who lives in Toronto. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia....
, Night Walk - Di BrandtDi BrandtDi Brandt is an award-winning Canadian poet and literary critic. Despite the similarity of their names, she should not be confused with poet Dionne Brand.-Biography:...
, Jerusalem, Beloved - Don DomanskiDon DomanskiDon Rusu Domanski is a Canadian poet who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Domanski was born and raised on Cape Breton Island. Published and reviewed internationally, his work has been translated into Czechoslovakian, Portuguese, and Spanish...
, Stations of the Left Hand - Steven HeightonSteven HeightonSteven Heighton is a Canadian novelist, short story writer and poet. He is the author of ten books, including two short story collections, three novels, and five poetry collections...
, The Ecstasy of Skeptics
Drama
Winner:- Jason ShermanJason ShermanJason Sherman is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter.After graduating from the creative writing program at York University in 1985, Sherman co-founded What Publishing with Kevin Connolly, which produced what, a literary magazine that he edited from 1985 to 1990...
, Three in the Back, Two in the Head
Other Finalists:
- Brad FraserBrad FraserBrad Fraser is a Canadian playwright, screenwriter and cultural commentator. He is one of the most widely produced Canadian playwrights both in Canada and internationally. Fraser's plays typically feature a harsh yet comical view of contemporary life in Canada, including frank depictions of...
, Poor Super Man: A Play with Captions - Deborah Kimmett, Miracle Mother
- Joan MacLeod, The Hope Slide - Little Sister
- Eugene Stickland, Some Assembly Required
Non-Fiction
Winner:- Rosemary SullivanRosemary SullivanRosemary Sullivan is a Canadian poet, biographer, and anthologist.Sullivan was born in the small town of Valois on Lac St. Louis, which is located just outside of Montreal, Quebec. After graduating from St. Thomas high school, she attended McGill University on a scholarship, and earned her...
, Shadow Maker: The Life of Gwendolyn MacEwen
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- Charles ForanCharles ForanCharles Foran is a Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer living in Peterborough, Ontario.-Biography:Foran was born in August 1960 in Toronto to a Franco-Ontarian mother and a father from an Ottawa Irish family. He attended Catholic elementary school and Brebeuf College School, a Jesuit high...
, The Last House of Ulster: A Family in Belfast - Linda McQuaigLinda McQuaigLinda Joy McQuaig is a Canadian journalist, columnist and non-fiction author.-History:Long a business reporter at the Globe and Mail, she subsequently wrote a column for the National Post before moving to her current job at the Toronto Star...
, Shooting the Hippo - Sid Marty, Leaning on the Wind
Children's Literature, Text
Winner:- Tim Wynne-JonesTim Wynne-JonesTim Wynne-Jones is an English–Canadian author of children's literature, including picture books and novels for children and young adults, novels for adults, radio dramas, songs for the CBC/Jim Henson production Fraggle Rock, as well as a children's musical and an opera libretto.-Biography:Born...
, The Maestro
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- Beth GoobieBeth Goobie-Life:She graduated from University of Iowa, and the Mennonite Brethren Bible College. She worked in Edmonton in the child welfare system.Her work appeared in Fiddlehead, Malahat Review and Quarry.She lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.-Awards:...
, Mission Impossible - Hazel HutchinsHazel HutchinsHazel Hutchins is a Canadian children's author.Her book Tess was nominated for a Governor General's Award.She lives in Canmore, Alberta.-Bibliography:*Anastasia Morningstar and the Crystal Butterfly...
, Tess - 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...
, Out of the DarkOut of the Dark (1995 novel)Out of the Dark is a novel by Canadian author Welwyn Wilton Katz. It centres on a young boy who had recently lost his mother, and who has just moved with his remaining family to a small village near L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland... - Diana Wieler, RanVan A Worthy Opponent
Children's Literature, Illustration
Winner:- Ludmila Zeman, The Last Quest of Gilgamesh
Other Finalists:
- Warabé Aska, Aska's Sea Creatures
- Geoff ButlerGeoff ButlerGeoffrey "Geoff" Butler is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in The Football League between the 1960s and 1980s....
, The Killick: A Newfoundland Story - Gary Clement, Just Stay Put
- Frances Tyrrell, Woodland Christmas
Translation (from French to English)
Winner:- David Homel, Why Must a Black Writer Write About Sex?
Other Finalists:
- Paul Leduc Browne and Dream Michelle Weinroth, Trudeau and the End of a Canadian
- Sheila FischmanSheila FischmanSheila Leah Fischman, CM is a Canadian translator who specializes in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature....
, No Song, But Silence - Wayne GradyWayne Grady (author)Wayne Grady is a Canadian writer, editor, and translator; currently working as the science editor of Equinox.Grady won the 1989 Governor General's Award for French to English translation for On the Eighth Day, the John Glassco Prize for Literary Translation for Christopher Cartier of Hazelnut and...
, Black Squirrel - Susan Ouriou, The Road to Chlifa
Fiction
Winner:- Nicole Houde, Les Oiseaux de Saint-John Perse
Other Finalists:
- Ying Chen, L'Ingratitude
- Louis Hamelin, Betsi Larousse ou l'Ineffable
- Louis Jolicoeur, Saisir l'absence
- André Major, La Vie provisoire
Poetry
Winner:- Émile Martel, Pour orchestre et poète seul
Other Finalists:
- Louise Desjardins, La 2e Avenue précédé de Petite sensation, La minutie de l'araignée, Le marché de l'amour
- Jocelyne Felx, La Pierre et les Heures
- Gérald Gaudet, La Fiction de l'âme
- Andrée Lacelle, Tant de vie s'égare
Drama
Winner:- Carole Fréchette, Les Quatre Morts de Marie
Other Finalists:
- Jean Marc Dalpé, Lucky Lady
- Suzanne Lebeau, Contes d'enfants réels
- Michèle Magny, Marina, le dernier rose aux joues
Non-Fiction
Winner:- Yvan Lamonde, Louis-Antoine Dessaulles. Un seigneur libéral et anticlérical
Other Finalists:
- Hélène-Andrée Bizier, Le Noir et le Rouge
- Jean Boivin, La Classe de Messiaen
- Marcel Fournier, Marcel Mauss
- Daniel Latouche, Plaidoyer pour le Québec
Children's Literature, Text
Winner:- Sonia Sarfati, Comme une peau de chagrin
Other Finalists:
- Jean-Pierre Davidts, Contes du chat gris
- Christiane Duchesne, Berthold et Lucrèce
- Annouchka Gravel Galouchko, Sho et les dragons d'eau
- Jacques Savoie, Toute la beauté du monde
Children's Literature, Illustration
Winner:- Annouchka Gravel Galouchko, Sho et les dragons d'eau
Other Finalists:
- 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...
, Berthold et Lucrèce - Stéphane Jorisch, Le Baiser maléfique
- Pierre Pratt, La Bottine magique de Pipo
- Rémy Simard, Le père Noël a une crevaison
Translation (English to French)
Winner:- Hervé Juste, Entre l'ordre et la liberté
Other Finalists:
- Michèle CausseMichele CausseMichèle Causse , was a lesbian theorist, translator and author.-Early life:Causse was born in Martel region of Lot in France.She later taught in Tunisia, and then lived for ten years in Rome, where she studied Chinese....
, Loyale à la chasse - Hervé Juste, Trudeau : l'illusion héroïque
- Anne Malena, La Maraude
- Marie José Thériault, À l'aube de lendemains précaires