1940 Governor General's Awards

Canadian literary award April 2026 The 1940 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the fifth rendition of the Governor General's Awards, Canada's annual national awards program which then comprised literary awards alone. The awards recognized Canadian writers for new English-language works published in Canada during 1940 and were presented in 1941. There were no cash prizes.August 2015 There was one award in each of three established categories, which recognized English-language works only.http://www.track0.com/ogwc/resources/awardsgovgen.html Governor General's Literary Awards [table of winners, 1936–1999] Online guide to writing in canada August 19, 2015 Winners Fiction: Ringuet, Thirty Acres Poetry or drama: E. J. Pratt, Brébeuf and His Brethren Non-fiction: J. F. C. Wright, Slava Bohu References External links 20150409 Trente Arpents (FR) 20160312 Brébeuf and His Brethren Category:1940 in Canada Category:1940 literary awards Category:Governor General's Awards