1955 Governor General's Awards

1955 Governor General's Awards

In Canada, the 1955 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the nineteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors.

Winners

*Fiction: Lionel Shapiro, "The Sixth of June".
*Poetry or Drama: Wilfred Watson, "Friday's Child".
*Non-Fiction: N.J. Berrill, "Man's Emerging Mind".
*Non-Fiction: Donald G. Creighton, "John A. Macdonald, The Old Chieftain".
*Juvenile: Kerry Wood, "The Map-Maker".

Other Governor General's Awards


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