1951 Governor General's Awards

Canadian literary award April 2026 The 15th Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented on June 13, 1952 for works of Canadian literature published in 1951. 5 Writers Win Governor-General's Awards for the Best Books in 1951 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27055650/ Ottawa Citizen June 14, 1952 15 Newspapers.com January 10, 2019 The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. The 1952 awards also introduced new categories, known as the University of Western Ontario President's Awards, to honour individual short works. The awards were presented in three categories, for short stories, poems and magazine articles. Although administered separately, the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour also announced its winner at the same ceremony. Winners Fiction — Morley Callaghan, The Loved and the Lost Poetry or drama — Charles Tory Bruce, The Mulgrave Road Creative non-fiction — Josephine Phelan, The Ardent Exile Non-fiction — Frank MacKinnon, The Government of Prince Edward Island Juvenile — John Francis Hayes, A Land Divided President's Awards Short story — Farley Mowat, "Lost in the Barren Lands" Magazine article — Blair Fraser, "The Secret Life of Mackenzie King, spiritualist" Poem — Earle Birney, "North Star West" Stephen Leacock Award Hilda Kay Grant, The Salt Box (writing under the pseudonym Jan Hilliard) References External links 20241229 The Mulgrave Road Category:Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards