1939 Governor General's Awards

Canadian literary award April 2026 The 1939 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the fourth 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 1939 and were presented in 1940. 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: Franklin D. McDowell, The Champlain Road Poetry or drama: Arthur S. Bourinot, Under the Sun Non-fiction: Laura G. Salverson, Confessions of an Immigrant's Daughter References External links 20250212 Confessions of an Immigrant’s Daughter 20180104 The Champlain Road Governor Genreral's Awards Category:1939 literary awards Category:Governor General's Awards