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1990 Governor General's Awards

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The 1990 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were prizes awarded to authors in 1990.[1] Each winner of the prize received $10000 and a specially bound edition of their book. 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 Nino Ricci, Lives of the Saints
Non-fiction Blue ribbon Stephen Clarkson & Christina McCall, Trudeau and Our Times
Poetry Blue ribbon Margaret Avison, No Time
Drama Blue ribbon Ann-Marie MacDonald, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
Children's literature Blue ribbon Michael Bedard, Redwork
Children's illustration Blue ribbon Paul Morin, The Orphan Boy
French to English translation Blue ribbon Jane Brierley, Yellow-Wolf and Other Tales of the Saint Lawrence

French

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Blue ribbon Gérald Tougas, La Mauvaise foi
Non-fiction Blue ribbon Jean-François Lisée, Dans l'oeil de l'aigle
Poetry Blue ribbon Jean-Paul Daoust, Les Cendres bleues
Drama Blue ribbon Jovette Marchessault, Le Voyage magnifique d'Emily Carr
Children's literature Blue ribbon Christiane Duchesne, La Vraie histoire du chien de Clara Vic
Children's illustration Blue ribbon Pierre Pratt, Les Fantaisies de l'oncle Henri
English to French translation Blue ribbon Charlotte Melançon and Robert Melançon, Le Second rouleau

References

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  1. ^ Philip Marchand, "Toronto's Nino Ricci wins top book prize". Toronto Star, January 23, 1991.
  2. ^ "Prominent names among nominees". Windsor Star, November 17, 1990.
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