1989 Governor General's Awards

Each winner of the 1989 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.

English language

Fiction

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Poetry

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Children's literature – text

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  • Kit Pearson, The Sky is Falling
  • Eliane Corbeil Roe, Circle of Light

Children's literature – illustration

Winner:

  • Robin Muller, The Magic Paintbrush

Other Finalists:

  • Michèle Lemieux, A Gift from Saint Francis
  • Jan Thornhill, The Wildlife 123

Translation (French to English)

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French language

Fiction

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Poetry

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Drama

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  • Michel Garneau, Mademoiselle Rouge

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Non-fiction

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  • Lise Noël, L'Intolérance : une problématique générale

Other Finalists:

  • Jean Éthier-Blais, Fragments d'une enfance
  • Pierre Morency, L'Oeil américain

Children's literature – text

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  • Charles Montpetit, Temps mort

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Children's literature – illustration

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Translation (English to French)

Winner:

  • Jean Antonin Billard, Les Âges de l'amour

Other Finalists:

  • Ronald Guévremont, Comme un vent chaud de Chine
  • Christine Klein-Lataud, Un Oiseau dans la maison
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