1999 Governor General's Awards
The winners of the 1999 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, chairman, and Shirley Thomson, director of the Canada Council for the Arts, at a press conference held on November 16 at the National Library of Canada. Each winner received a cheque for CA$10,000.
English
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
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| Fiction |  Matt Cohen, Elizabeth and After[1]
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| Non-fiction | Marq de Villiers, Water[1]
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| Poetry | Jan Zwicky, Songs for Relinquishing the Earth[1]
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| Drama | Michael Healey, The Drawer Boy[1]
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| Children's literature | Rachna Gilmore, A Screaming Kind of Day[4]
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| Children's illustration | Gary Clement, The Great Poochini[4]
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| French to English translation | Patricia Claxton, Gabrielle Roy: A Life (François Ricard, Gabrielle roy, une vie)[4]
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French
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
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| Fiction | Lise Tremblay, La Danse juive[4]
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| Non-fiction | Pierre Perrault, Le Mal du Nord[1]
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| Poetry | Herménégilde Chiasson, Conversations[4]
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| Drama | Jean-Marc Dalpé, Il n'y a que l'amour[4]
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| Children's literature | Charlotte Gingras, La Liberté? Connais pas...[4]
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| Children's illustration | Stéphane Jorisch, Charlotte et l'île du destin[4]
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| English to French translation | Jacques Brault, Transfiguration (E. D. Blodgett, Transfiguration)[4]
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References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Matt Cohen wins G-G for an idea he 'wished he hadn't had'". The Globe and Mail, November 17, 1999.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "G-G awards shortlist gets shorter: Winners announced today". National Post, November 16, 1999.
- ^ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 "Nominee list". Hamilton Spectator, October 20, 1999.
- ^ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 "Literary winners applaud cultural funding at Governor General's Awards". Waterloo Region Record, November 17, 1999.