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1955 Governor General's Awards

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Canadian literary award

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.

Winners

Fiction: Lionel Shapiro, The Sixth of June (filmed as D-Day the Sixth of June).
Poetry or Drama: Wilfred Watson, Friday's Child.
Non-Fiction: N.J. Berrill, Man's Emerging Mind.
Non-Fiction: Donald G. Creighton, John A. Macdonald, The Old Chieftain.
Juvenile: Kerry Wood, The Map-Maker.

References

^ "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)

v t e Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit
English-language awards	Fiction Non-fiction Poetry (1981–present) Drama (1981–present) Poetry or drama (1937–1980) Children's literature Children's illustration French to English translation
French-language awards	Fiction Non-fiction Poetry (1981–present) Drama (1981–present) Poetry or drama (1959–1980) Children's literature Children's illustration English to French translation
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