1990 Governor General's Awards

Canadian literary award April 2026 The 1990 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were prizes awarded to authors in 1990.Philip Marchand, "Toronto's Nino Ricci wins top book prize". Toronto Star, January 23, 1991. 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."Prominent names among nominees". Windsor Star, November 17, 1990. English CategoryWinnerNominated Fiction Nino Ricci, Lives of the SaintsSky Lee, Disappearing Moon Café Alice Munro, Friend of My Youth Leslie Hall Pinder, On Double Tracks Diane Schoemperlen, Man of My Dreams Non-fiction Stephen Clarkson & Christina McCall, Trudeau and Our TimesTimothy Findley, Inside Memory: Pages from a Writer's Workbook Eugene Forsey, A Life on the Fringe: The Memoirs of Eugene Forsey Ron Graham, God's Dominion: A Sceptic's Quest James King, The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read Poetry Margaret Avison, No TimeDionne Brand, No Language Is Neutral Patrick Lane, Winter Drama Ann-Marie MacDonald, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)Audrey Butler, Black Friday? John Mighton, Scientific Americans George F. Walker, Love and Anger Children's literature Michael Bedard, RedworkJan Andrews, The Auction Brian Doyle, Covered Bridge Welwyn Wilton Katz, Whale Singer Children's illustration Paul Morin, The Orphan BoyWarabé Aska, Seasons Frances Tyrrell, The Huron Carol French to English translation Jane Brierley, Yellow-Wolf and Other Tales of the Saint LawrencePatricia Claxton, Letters to Bernadette Sheila Fischman, Benito Anthony Martin-Sperry, Charlevoix: Two Centuries at Murray Bay Susan Usher, Community Care and Participatory Research French CategoryWinnerNominated Fiction Gérald Tougas, La Mauvaise foiLouis Lefebvre, Le Collier d'Hurracan Michèle Mailhot, Le Passé composé Jean Marcel, Jérôme ou de la traduction France Vézina, Osther, le chat criblé d'étoiles Non-fiction Jean-François Lisée, Dans l'oeil de l'aigleGérard Bergeron, Petit traité de l'État de France Martin Blais, L'Autre Thomas d'Aquin Daniel Latouche, Le Bazar Laurent-Michel Vacher, L'Empire du moderne |- | align="center"| Poetry | Jean-Paul Daoust, Les Cendres bleues| Geneviève Amyot, Corps d'atelier André Brochu, Dans les chances de l'air Denise Desautels, Leçons de Venise Joël Des Rosiers, Tribu |- | align="center"| Drama | Jovette Marchessault, Le Voyage magnifique d'Emily Carr| René-Daniel Dubois, Le Troisième fils du professeur Yourolov Anne Hébert, L'Île de la Demoiselle |- | align="center"| Children's literature | Christiane Duchesne, La Vraie histoire du chien de Clara Vic| José Fréchette, L'Automne à 15 ans Philippe Gauthier, L'Héritage de Qader Johanne Massé, Le Passé en péril |- | align="center"| Children's illustration | Pierre Pratt, Les Fantaisies de l'oncle Henri| Mireille Levert, Jérémie et Mme Ming, Stéphane Poulin, Les Amours de ma mère |- | align="center"| English to French translation | Charlotte Melançon and Robert Melançon, Le Second rouleau'''| Claire Dupond, Lettres à un ami québécois Ivan Steenhout, Onyx John'' References Category:Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Category:1990 awards in Canada