1990 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1990 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5 000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.
English Language
Fiction Winner: Nino Ricci, Lives of the Saints Other Finalists: Sky Lee, Disappearing Moon Café Alice Munro, Friend of My Youth Leslie Hall Pinder, On Double Tracks Diane Schoemperlen, Man of My Dreams
Poetry Winner: Margaret Avison, No Time Other Finalists: Dionne Brand, No Language Is Neutral Patrick Lane, Winter
Drama Winner: Ann-Marie MacDonald, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Other Finalists: Audrey Butler, Black Friday? John Mighton, Scientific Americans George F. Walker, Love and Anger
Non-fiction Winner: Stephen Clarkson & Christina McCall, Trudeau and Our Times Other Finalists: Timothy Findley, Inside Memory: Pages from a Writer's Workbook Eugene Forsey, A Life on the Fringe: The Memoirs of Eugene Forsey Ron Graham, God's Dominion: A Sceptic's Quest James King, The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read
Children's Literature - Text Winner: Michael Bedard, Redwork Other Finalists: Jan Andrews, The Auction Brian Doyle, Covered Bridge Welwyn Wilton Katz, Whale Singer
Children's Literature - Illustration Winner: Paul Morin, The Orphan Boy Other Finalists: Warabé Aska, Seasons Frances Tyrrell, The Huron Carol
Translation (from French to English) Winner: Jane Brierley, Yellow-Wolf and Other Tales of the Saint Lawrence Other Finalists: Patricia Claxton, Letters to Bernadette Sheila Fischman, BenitoTony Martin-Sperry, Charlevoix: Two Centuries at Murray Bay Susan Usher, Community Care and Participatory Research French Language Fiction Winner: Gérald Tougas, La Mauvaise foi Other Finalists: Louis Lefebvre, Le Collier d'Hurracan Michèle Mailhot, Le Passé composé Jean Marcel, Jérôme ou de la traduction France Vézina, Osther, le chat criblé d'étoiles
Poetry Winner: Jean-Paul Daoust, Les Cendres bleues Other Finalists: Geneviève Amyot, Corps d'atelier André Brochu, Dans les chances de l'air Denise Desautels, Leçons de VeniseJoël Des Rosiers, Tribu
Drama Winner: Jovette Marchessault, Le Voyage magnifique d'Emily Carr Other Finalists: René-Daniel Dubois, Le Troisième fils du professeur Yourolov Anne Hébert, L'Île de la Demoiselle Non-fiction Winner: Jean-François Lisée, Dans l'oeil de l'aigle Other Finalists: Gérard Bergeron, Petit traité de l'État de France' Martin Blais, L'Autre Thomas d'Aquin Daniel Latouche, Le Bazar Laurent-Michel Vacher, L'Empire du moderne
Children's Literature - Text Winner: Christiane Duchesne, La Vraie histoire du chien de Clara Vic Other Finalists: José Fréchette, L'Automne à 15 ans Philippe Gauthier, L'Héritage de Qader Johanne Massé, Le Passé en péril
Children's Literature - Illustration Winner: Pierre Pratt, Les Fantaisies de l'oncle Henri Other Finalists: Mireille Levert, Jérémie et Mme Ming, Stéphane Poulin, Les Amours de ma mère, Translation (from English to French) Winner: Charlotte et Robert Melançon, Le Second rouleau Other Finalists: Claire Dupond, Lettres à un ami québécois Ivan Steenhout, Onyx John
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