Governor General's Award for French language fiction
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This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award
for French-language fiction. The award was created, along with the other French-language awards, in 1959.
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...
for French-language fiction. The award was created, along with the other French-language awards, in 1959.
1950s
- 19591959 Governor General's AwardsIn Canada, the 1959 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit saw a major change from previous awards. Instead of five categories in English the awards were now presented in two categories in English and two in French...
: André GirouxAndré Giroux (writer)André Giroux was an award-winning Canadian writer of fiction. Giroux authored Malgré tout, la joie, a series of short stories for which he received the Governor General's Award for French Canadian literature in 1959, as presented by the Canada Council. He was also a Montyon Prize winner.Giroux was...
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1960s
- 19601960 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1960 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:Fiction: Brian Moore, The Luck of Ginger Coffey...
: (none) - 19611961 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1961 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:Fiction: Malcolm Lowry, Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place...
: Yves ThériaultYves ThériaultYves Thériault, OC was a Canadian author.He was born in Quebec City to Alcide and Aurore Thériault. On April 21, 1942, he married Germaine Blanchet, with whom he would have two children, Marie-José and Yves-Michel...
, - 19621962 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1962 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Kildare Dobbs, Running to Paradise....
: Jacques FerronJacques FerronJacques Ferron was a Canadian physician and author.Jacques Ferron was born in Louiseville, Quebec, the son of Joseph-Alphonse Ferron and Adrienne Caron. On March 5, 1931 his mother died. He attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf but was expelled in 1936...
, - 19631963 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1963 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Hugh Garner, Hugh Garner's Best Stories.*Non fiction: J.M.S...
: (none) - 19641964 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1964 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Douglas LePan, The Deserter....
: Jean-Paul Pinsonneault, - 19651965 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1965 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Poetry or Drama: Al Purdy, The Cariboo Horses....
: Gérard BessetteGérard BessetteGérard Bessette was a French Canadian writer and educator.Bessette grew up in Montreal and attended the Collège Saint-Ignace...
, - 19661966 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1966 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Margaret Laurence, A Jest of God ....
: Claire MartinClaire Martin (author)Claire Martin, is the pseudonym of the Canadian writer Claire Montreuil.Born in Quebec City, Quebec, she was educated at the Ursuline convent and by the Dames de la Congrégation. From 1945 to 1972, she lived in Ottawa and was a writer in residence at the University of Ottawa...
, - 19671967 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1967 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Poetry or Drama: Alden Nowlan, Bread, Wine and Salt....
: Jacques GodboutJacques GodboutJacques Godbout, CQ is a Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet. By his own admission a bit of a dabbler , Godbout has become one of the most important writers of his generation, with a major influence on post-1960 Quebec intellectual life.-Biography:Born in...
, - 19681968 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1968 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts...
: Marie-Claire BlaisMarie-Claire BlaisMarie-Claire Blais, is a Canadian author and playwright.- Life :Born in Quebec City, Quebec, she was educated at a convent school and at Université Laval. It was at Laval that she met Jeanne Lapointe and Father Georges Lévesque, who encouraged her to write and, in 1959, to publish her first...
, and: Hubert AquinHubert AquinHubert Aquin was a novelist, political activist, essayist, filmmaker and editor....
, - 19691969 Governor General's AwardsEach 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.-English Language:Fiction: Robert Kroetsch, The Studhorse Man...
: Louise Maheux-Forcier,
1970s
- 19701970 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1970 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Dave Godfrey, The New Ancestors....
: Monique Bosco, - 19711971 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1971 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Mordecai Richler, St...
: Gérard BessetteGérard BessetteGérard Bessette was a French Canadian writer and educator.Bessette grew up in Montreal and attended the Collège Saint-Ignace...
, - 19721972 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1972 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Robertson Davies, The Manticore...
: Antonine MailletAntonine MailletAntonine Maillet, is an Acadian novelist, playwright, and scholar. She was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick and lives in Montreal, Quebec....
, - 19731973 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1973 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Rudy Wiebe, The Temptations of Big Bear....
: 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...
, - 19741974 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1974 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Margaret Laurence, The Diviners....
: Victor-Levy BeaulieuVictor-Lévy BeaulieuVictor-Lévy Beaulieu is a Québécois writer, playwright and editor.Born in Saint-Paul-de-la-Croix, in the area of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Victor-Lévy Beaulieu began primary school at Trois-Pistoles, moving later to Montréal-Nord.He began his public writing career at the Montreal weekly Perspectives,...
, - 19751975 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1975 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Brian Moore, The Great Victorian Collection....
: Anne HébertAnne HébertAnne Hébert, CC, OQ , was a Canadian author and poet. She is a descendant of famed French-Canadian historian Francois-Xavier Garneau, "and has carried on the family literary tradition spectacularly."...
, - 19761976 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1976 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Marian Engel, Bear.*Poetry or Drama: Joe Rosenblatt, Top Soil....
: André Major, - 19771977 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1977 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Timothy Findley, The Wars.*Poetry or Drama: D.G...
: Gabrielle RoyGabrielle RoyGabrielle Roy, CC, FRSC was a French Canadian author.- Biography :Born in Saint Boniface , Manitoba, Roy was educated at Saint Joseph's Academy...
, - 19781978 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1978 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Fiction: Alice Munro, Who Do You Think You Are?...
: Jacques PoulinJacques PoulinJacques Poulin is a Canadian novelist with a quiet and intimate style of writing.Poulin studied psychology and arts at the Université Laval in Quebec City; he started his career as commercial translator and later became a college guidance counselor...
, - 19791979 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1979 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The 1979 awards were the first in which a list of finalists was released a month before the presentation of the awards...
: Marie-Claire BlaisMarie-Claire BlaisMarie-Claire Blais, is a Canadian author and playwright.- Life :Born in Quebec City, Quebec, she was educated at a convent school and at Université Laval. It was at Laval that she met Jeanne Lapointe and Father Georges Lévesque, who encouraged her to write and, in 1959, to publish her first...
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1980s
- 19801980 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1980 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*George Bowering, Burning WaterOther Finalists:...
: Pierre Turgeon, - 19811981 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1981 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Poetry:Winner:*F.R. Scott, The Collected Poems of F.R...
: Denys Chabot, - 19821982 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1982 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Guy Vanderhaeghe, Man DescendingOther Finalists:...
: Roger Fournier, - 19831983 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1983 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Leon Rooke, Shakespeare's DogOther Finalists:...
: Suzanne JacobSuzanne JacobSuzanne Jacob is a Canadian novelist, poet, playwright, singer-songwriter, and critic.Born in the town of Amos, in the Abitibi region of Québec, she studied classics at the Collège Notre-Dame de l'Assomption in Nicolet, and also attended classes at the "Atelier de theatre" and the "École de...
, - 19841984 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1984 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Josef Skvorecky, The Engineer of Human SoulsOther Finalists:...
: Jacques BraultJacques BraultJacques Brault is a French Canadian poet and translator who currently lives in Cowansville, Quebec, Canada. He was born to a poor family, but received an excellent education at the Université de Montréal and at the Sorbonne in Paris...
, - 19851985 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1985 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's TaleOther Finalists:...
: Fernand Ouellette, - 19861986 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1986 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Alice Munro, The Progress of LoveOther Finalists:...
: Yvon Rivard, - 19871987 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1987 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:...
: Gilles ArchambaultGilles ArchambaultGilles Archambault is a Canadian/Québécois novelist.He studied at the Université de Montréal in 1957, and then worked at Radio-Canada, while working as a journalist...
, - 19881988 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1988 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:...
: Jacques Folch-Ribas, - 19891989 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1989 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:...
: Louis Hamelin,
1990s
- 19901990 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1990 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10000 and a specially bound edition of his or her book. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
: Gérald Tougas, - 19911991 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1991 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
: André Brochu, - 19921992 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1992 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
: Anne HébertAnne HébertAnne Hébert, CC, OQ , was a Canadian author and poet. She is a descendant of famed French-Canadian historian Francois-Xavier Garneau, "and has carried on the family literary tradition spectacularly."...
, - 19931993 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1993 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
: Nancy HustonNancy HustonNancy Louise Huston, OC is a Canadian-born novelist and essayist who writes primarily in French and translates her own works into English.-Biography:...
, - 19941994 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1994 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges set up by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
: Robert Lalonde, - 19951995 Governor General's AwardsThe 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...
: Nicole Houde, - 19961996 Governor General's AwardsThe 1996 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented on November 14, 1996.-English Language:FictionWinner:*Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Englishman's BoyOther Finalists:*Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace...
: Marie-Claire BlaisMarie-Claire BlaisMarie-Claire Blais, is a Canadian author and playwright.- Life :Born in Quebec City, Quebec, she was educated at a convent school and at Université Laval. It was at Laval that she met Jeanne Lapointe and Father Georges Lévesque, who encouraged her to write and, in 1959, to publish her first...
, - 19971997 Governor General's AwardsThe winners of the 1997 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on November 18 by Donna Scott, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts...
: Aude, - 19981998 Governor General's AwardsThe winners of the 1998 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts on November 17 in Ottawa...
: Christiane Frenette, - 19991999 Governor General's AwardsThe winners of the 1999 Canadian Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts, at a press conference held on November 16 at the National Library of Canada...
: Lise TremblayLise TremblayLise Tremblay is a French Canadian novelist.Tremblay was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. Her first awards were presented at the Saguenay-Lac. St Jean book festival for her 1990 debut novel L'hiver de pluie...
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2000s
- 20002000 Governor General's AwardsThe 2000 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, and Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts, on November 14 at Rideau Hall.-Fiction:...
: 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....
, - 20012001 Governor General's AwardsThe 2001 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on November 14. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000.-Fiction:*Richard B...
: Andrée A. Michaud, - 20022002 Governor General's AwardsThe 2002 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, November 19...
: Monique LaRue, - 20032003 Governor General's AwardsThe 2003 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on November 12. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000.-Fiction:*Douglas Glover, Elle*Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake*Elizabeth Hay, Garbo Laughs...
: Élise TurcotteÉlise TurcotteÉlise Turcotte is a Canadian writer who was born in Sorel, Quebec on June 26, 1957. She completed her BA and MA in literary studies at the University of Quebec and later received her doctorate at the University of Sherbrooke. She now teaches literature at a CEGEP in Montreal, where she currently...
, - 20042004 Governor General's AwardsThe nominees for the 2004 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 26. The children's literature winners were announced on November 15, and the other winners were announced on November 16...
: Pascale QuivigerPascale QuivigerPascale Quiviger is a Canadian writer and artist. Raised and educated in Quebec, she is currently based in the United Kingdom, where she writes, paints, teaches visual arts and practices hypnotherapy...
, - 20052005 Governor General's AwardsThe nominees for the 2005 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 17. Winning titles were announced on November 16...
: Aki ShimazakiAki ShimazakiAki Shimazaki is a Canadian novelist and translator. She moved to Canada in 1981, living in Vancouver and Toronto. She has lived in Montreal, where she teaches Japanese and publishes her novels in French, since 1991....
, - 20062006 Governor General's AwardsThe shortlisted nominees for the 2006 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 16. Winning titles were announced on November 21...
: Andrée Laberge, - 20072007 Governor General's AwardsThe shortlisted nominees for the 2007 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 16. Winning titles were announced on November 27...
: Sylvain Trudel, - 20082008 Governor General's AwardsThe shortlisted nominees for the 2008 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 21, and winning titles were announced on November 18...
: Marie-Claire BlaisMarie-Claire BlaisMarie-Claire Blais, is a Canadian author and playwright.- Life :Born in Quebec City, Quebec, she was educated at a convent school and at Université Laval. It was at Laval that she met Jeanne Lapointe and Father Georges Lévesque, who encouraged her to write and, in 1959, to publish her first...
, - 20092009 Governor General's AwardsThe shortlisted nominees for the 2009 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 14, and winning titles will be announced on November 17...
: Julie Mazzieri,
2010s
- 20102010 Governor General's AwardsThe shortlisted nominees for the 2010 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 13, and winning titles were announced on November 16...
: Kim ThúyKim ThúyKim Thúy is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel Ru won the Governor General's Award for French language fiction at the 2010 Governor General's Awards....
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