In Canada, the 1955 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the nineteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors.[1]
Winners
- Fiction: Lionel Shapiro, The Sixth of June (filmed as D-Day the Sixth of June).[1]
- Poetry or Drama: Wilfred Watson, Friday's Child.[1]
- Non-Fiction: N.J. Berrill, Man's Emerging Mind.[1]
- Non-Fiction: Donald G. Creighton, John A. Macdonald, The Old Chieftain.[1]
- Juvenile: Kerry Wood, The Map-Maker.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Three Authors Repeat High Literary Awards". Victoria Times Colonist. 25 February 1956. p. 14. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
External links
- The Sixth of June at Faded Page (Canada)
