1988 Governor General's Awards

Canadian literary award April 2026 Each winner of the 1988 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada."New Brunswick writer wins national race for top literary prize". The Globe and Mail, March 4, 1989. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts."Atwood, Berton top lists as nominees announced for national literary awards". Montreal Gazette, February 1, 1989. English CategoryWinnerNominated Fiction David Adams Richards, Nights Below Station StreetMargaret Atwood, Cat's Eye Joan Clark, The Victory of Geraldine Gull Mark Frutkin, Atmospheres Apollinaire Kenneth Radu, The Cost of Living Non-fiction Anne Collins, In the Sleep RoomPierre Berton, The Arctic Grail Alan Borovoy, When Freedoms Collide Edith Iglauer, Fishing with John Poetry Erín Moure, FuriousLorna Crozier, Angels of Flesh, Angels of Silence Christopher Dewdney, Radiant Inventory David McFadden, Gypsy Guitar Peter Dale Scott, Coming to Jakarta Drama George F. Walker, Nothing SacredDennis Foon, Skin from Skin and Liars Tomson Highway, The Rez Sisters Maureen Hunter, Footprints on the Moon Children's literature Welwyn Wilton Katz, The Third MagicMartha Brooks, Paradise Café and Other Stories Brian Doyle, Easy Avenue Jean Little, Little by Little Children's illustration Kim LaFave, Amos's SweaterMarie-Louise Gay, Angel and the Polar Bear Jillian Hulme Gilliland, How the Devil Got His Cat Dayal Kaur Khalsa, Sleepers Jan Thornhill, The Wildlife ABC French to English translation Philip Stratford, Second ChanceArnold Bennett, The History of the Labour Movement in Quebec Jane Brierley, A Man of Sentiment: The Memoirs of Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé David Homel, How to Make Love to a Negro French CategoryWinnerNominated Fiction Jacques Folch-Ribas, Le Silence ou le Parfait BonheurNoël Audet, L'Ombre de l'épervier Normand Chaurette, Scènes d'enfants Christian Mistral, Vamp Non-fiction Patricia Smart, Écrire dans la maison du pèreJacques Desautels, Dieux et Mythes de la Grèce ancienne Lucien Parizeau, Périples autour d'un langage Fernande Roy, Progrès, harmonie, liberté Poetry Marcel Labine, Papiers d'épidémieFrançois Charron, Le Monde comme obstacle Louise Dupré, Bonheur Gilbert Langevin, La Saison hantée Drama Jean-Marc Dalpé, Le ChienNormand Canac-Marquis, Le Syndrome de Cézanne Marie-Francine Hébert, Oui ou non Marco Micone, Déjà l'agonie André Ricard, Le Déversoir des larmes Children's literature Michèle Marineau, Cassiopée ou l'Été polonaisDenis Côté, Les prisonniers du zoo Cécile Gagnon, Châteaux de sable André Vanasse, Des Millions pour une chanson Children's illustration Philippe Béha, Les Jeux de Pic-MotsSylvie Daigle, Le Mot de passe Pierre Pratt, Peut-il, peut-elle? Gilles Tibo, Simon et les flocons de neige English to French translation Didier Holtzwarth, NucléusGérard Boulad, Profession: Religieuse Jean Lévesque and Michèle Venet, Le Rêve d'une génération Michel Saint-Germain, Flagrant Délice References Category:Governor General's Awards Governor Generals Awards, 1988 Governor Category:1988 awards in Canada