Governor General's Literary Awards

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Governor_General's_Literary_Awards
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:literary_award
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GGBooks
gptkbp:administeredBy Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:administeredBySince1959 gptkb:Canada_Council_for_the_Arts
gptkbp:applicationDeadline usually spring
gptkbp:awardedFor Canadian literature
gptkbp:category gptkb:Drama
gptkb:poetry
14
Fiction
Non-fiction
Children's literature – illustration
Children's literature – text
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:eligibility Canadian citizens and permanent residents
gptkbp:established 1936
gptkbp:firstWinnersAnnounced 1937
gptkbp:frequency annual
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor General's Literary Awards
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ottawa,_Canada
gptkbp:logo Governor General's Literary Awards logo.svg
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:CBC
gptkb:The_Globe_and_Mail
gptkb:Quill_&_Quire
gptkbp:monetaryPrize $25,000 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:notableFrenchWinner gptkb:Dany_Laferrière
gptkb:Marie-Claire_Blais
gptkb:Nicole_Brossard
gptkb:Antonine_Maillet
gptkb:Yves_Beauchemin
gptkbp:notableWinner gptkb:Alice_Munro
gptkb:Margaret_Atwood
gptkb:Michael_Ondaatje
gptkb:Robertson_Davies
gptkb:Rohinton_Mistry
gptkb:Leonard_Cohen
gptkb:Gabrielle_Roy
gptkb:Michel_Tremblay
gptkb:Anne_Hébert
gptkbp:presentedBy gptkb:Canada_Council_for_the_Arts
gptkbp:relatedAward gptkb:Trillium_Book_Award
gptkb:Stephen_Leacock_Memorial_Medal_for_Humour
gptkb:Scotiabank_Giller_Prize
gptkb:Prix_littéraire_des_collégiens
gptkbp:shortlistAnnounced October
gptkbp:website https://ggbooks.ca/
gptkbp:winnersAnnounced November
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Conseil_des_Arts_du_Canada
gptkb:Fondation_Rideau_Hall
gptkb:Governor_General's_Performing_Arts_Award
gptkb:Governor_General's_Award_for_Non-Fiction
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6