The winners of the 1997 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on November 18 by Donna Scott, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts. Each winner received a cheque for $10,000.[1]
English
| Category
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Winner
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Nominated
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| Fiction
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Jane Urquhart, The Underpainter
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| Non-fiction
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Rachel Manley, Drumblair – Memories of a Jamaican Childhood
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- Wade Davis, One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest
- Catherine Dunphy, Morgentaler: A Difficult Hero
- Terry Glavin, This Ragged Place – Travels Across the Landscape
- Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser, Loyal till Death – Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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| Poetry
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Dionne Brand, Land to Light On
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| Drama
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Ian Ross, FareWel
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| Children's literature
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Kit Pearson, Awake and Dreaming
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| Children's illustration
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Barbara Reid, The Party
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| French to English translation
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Howard Scott, The Euguelion
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French
| Category
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Winner
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Nominated
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| Fiction
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Aude, Cet imperceptible mouvement
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| Non-fiction
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Roland Viau, Enfants du néant et mangeurs d'âmes – Guerre, culture et société en Iroquoisie ancienne
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- Fernand Dumont, Une foi partagée
- Yolande Geadah, Femmes voilées, intégrismes démasqués
- Alain Bernard Marchand, Tintin au pays de la ferveur
- François Ricard, Gabrielle Roy – Une vie
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| Poetry
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Pierre Nepveu, Romans-fleuves
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| Drama
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Yvan Bienvenue, Dits et Inédits
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| Children's literature
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Michel Noël, Pien
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| Children's illustration
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Stéphane Poulin, Poil de serpent, dent d'araignée
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| English to French translation
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Marie José Thériault, Arracher les montagnes
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- François Barcelo, La Face cachée des pierres
- Nicole Côté, Verre de tempête
- Pierrot Lambert, L'Insight: Étude de la compréhension humaine
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References
- ^ Robert Reid, "Jane Urquhart wins Governor General's Award for fiction". Waterloo Region Record, November 19, 1997.
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