1946 Governor General's Awards

Canadian literary award April 2026 The 1946 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the eleventh 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 1946 and were presented in 1947. There were no cash prizes.August 2015 The 1946 awards were announced on April 19, 1947, in Toronto, Ontario.Prof. Lower's History Gets Vice-Regal Award Winnipeg Tribune April 19, 1947 As every year from 1942 to 1948, there two awards for non-fiction, and four awards in the 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: Winifred Bambrick, Continental Revue Poetry or drama: Robert Finch, Poems Non-fiction: Frederick Philip Grove, In Search of Myself Non-fiction: Arthur R. M. Lower, Colony to Nation Stephen Leacock Award The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, commonly called the Stephen Leacock Award, recognizes the previous year's best English-language book of humour by a Canadian writer. It was inaugurated for 1946 publications when the winner was announced along with the Governor General's Literary Awards in April 1947 although it was – and always has been – separately administered and presented. As of 2015 the Leacock Medal approximately maintains its original schedule (2015, for 2014 publications: winner announced online, May 13; Leacock ceremony, first weekend in June)Leacock Medal weekend expanded (2015 winning books) May 1, 2015 http://leacock.ca The Leacock Associates Meanwhile, the ceremonial date of the Governor General's Literary Awards has advanced to November of the publication year. Stephen Leacock Award: Harry L. Symons, Ojibway Melody (That is the 1947 Leacock Award, after the year of announcement and presentation.) References External links 20180528 In Search of Myself Governor Generals Awards, 1946 Governor General's Awards Category:Governor General's Awards