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1993 Governor General's Awards

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Each winner of the 1993 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada.[1] The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.[2]

English

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Blue ribbon Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries
Non-fiction Blue ribbon Karen Connelly, Touch the Dragon
Poetry Blue ribbon Don Coles, Forests of the Medieval World
Drama Blue ribbon Guillermo Verdecchia, Fronteras Americanas
Children's literature Blue ribbon Tim Wynne-Jones, Some of the Kinder Planets
Children's illustration Blue ribbon Mireille Levert, Sleep Tight, Mrs. Ming
French to English translation Blue ribbon D. G. Jones, Categorics One, Two and Three

French

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Blue ribbon Nancy Huston, Cantique des plaines
Non-fiction Blue ribbon François Paré, Les Littératures de l'exiguïté
Poetry Blue ribbon Denise Desautels, Le Saut de l'ange
Drama Blue ribbon Daniel Danis, Celle-là
Children's literature Blue ribbon Michèle Marineau, La Route de Chlifa
Children's illustration Blue ribbon Stéphane Jorisch, Le Monde selon Jean de ...
English to French translation Blue ribbon Marie José Thériault, L'Oeuvre du Gallois

References

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  1. ^ "This time, Stone Diaries on top: Governor General's award atones for loss in Booker". Windsor Star, November 17, 1993.
  2. ^ "Shields in running for Governor General Award; Nomination comes just after Booker Prize loss". Halifax Daily News, October 29, 1993.