1985 Governor General's Awards

Each winner of the 1985 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.

English

Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale[1]
Non-fiction Ramsay Cook, The Regenerators: Social Criticism in Late Victorian English Canada[1]
Poetry Fred Wah, Waiting for Saskatchewan[1]
Drama George F. Walker, Criminals in Love[1]

French

Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Fernand Ouellette, Lucie ou un midi en novembre[1]
  • Louise Bouchard, Les Images
  • Jean-Paul Fugère, Popa moman et le saint homme
  • Suzanne Paradis, La Ligne bleue
Non-fiction François Ricard, La littérature contre elle-même[1]
Poetry André Roy, Action writing[1]
Drama Maryse Pelletier, Duo pour voix obstinées[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Atwood wins Governor General award". Red Deer Advocate. The Canadian Press. June 4, 1986. p. 10D. Retrieved November 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.