Each winner of the 1974 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The winners were given a $2500 cash prize. Two awardees, Victor-Lévy Beaulieu and Nicole Brossard, interrupted the award ceremony by giving speeches supporting Quebec nationalism.
Winners
English Language
- Fiction: Margaret Laurence, The Diviners.
- Poetry or Drama: Ralph Gustafson, Fire on Stone.
- Non-Fiction: Charles Ritchie, The Siren Years.
French Language
- Fiction: Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, Don Quichotte de la démanche.
- Poetry or Drama: Nicole Brossard, Mécanique jongleuse suivi de Masculin grammaticale.
- Non-Fiction: Louise Dechêne, Habitants et marchands de Montréal au XVIIe siècle.
References
- ^ Campbell, Murray (May 23, 1975). "Rideau Hall shocker". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 1. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Literature awards". The Ottawa Citizen. May 23, 1975. p. 2. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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