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The Canada Council for the Arts - Governor General's Literary Awards The Canada Council for the Arts is grateful to BMO Financial Group for its generous contribution to the Governor General's Literary Awards since 1988. The Canada Council for the Arts announces finalists for the 2002 Governor General’s Literary Awards. The Canada Council for the Arts announces the winners of the 2004 Governor General’s Literary Awards (fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction and translation) www.canadacouncil.ca /prizes/ggla   (394 words)

₪ KABBALAH ₪ Kylie was awarded a Centenary Medal by the Governor General of Australia for “Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry” and for the third year in a row won “Australian Performer of the Year” and “Showbusiness Ambassador of the Year” for the second consecutive year at the 28th Annual MO Awards in Australia. In 1987 she won the Silver Logie for "Most Popular Actress" and in 1988 she was the first artist ever to win 4 Logies on one night, including the Gold for "Most Popular Personality on Australian Television", and another Silver. Kylie was awarded “Woman Of The Year” 2002 at the Elle style awards while the record-breaking “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” garnered 3 Ivor Novello Awards for Best International Single, Best Dance Record and Most Played Record of The Year, and scooped an MTV Award for Best Choreography in a Music Video. spaces.msn.com /members/frozenregrets   (2721 words)

1988 in literature -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article See (Click link for more info and facts about 1988 Governor General's Awards) 1988 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. 1988 in literature -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (An award given annually for contributions to French literature) Prix Goncourt: Erik Orsenna, L'Exposition coloniale www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1988_in_literature.htm   (1049 words)

Encyclopedia: Governor General of Canada Map of the Popular Vote with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories The Canadian Parliament after the 1988 election The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. Popular vote map with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25, 1993. Canadian political culture is in some ways part of a greater North American and European political culture, which emphasizes constitutional law, religious freedom, personal liberty, and regional autonomy; these ideas stemming in various degrees from the British common law and French civil law traditions, North American aboriginal government, and the... www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Governor-General-of-Canada   (2726 words)

1988 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See 1988 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1987 in Canada, other events of 1988, 1989 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. June 4 - The Canadian Heraldic Authority is established, with a mandate to grant armourial bearings to worthy Canadians and Canadian corporations. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1988_in_Canada   (2726 words)

1988 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See 1988 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1987 in Canada, other events of 1988, 1989 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. January 28 - Canada's abortion laws are repealed by the Supreme Court. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1988_in_Canada   (416 words)

The Canada Council for the Arts - Governor General's Literary Awards The Canada Council for the Arts is grateful to BMO Financial Group for its generous contribution to the Governor General's Literary Awards since 1988. The Canada Council for the Arts announces finalists for the 2002 Governor General’s Literary Awards. The Canada Council for the Arts announces the winners of the 2004 Governor General’s Literary Awards (fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction and translation) www.canadacouncil.ca /prizes/ggla   (416 words)

!!! - 1995 Rugby Union World Cup 1977 Governor General's Awards - 1979 Austrian Grand Prix 1987 Atlantic hurricane season - 1988 in video gaming 1980 Italian Grand Prix - 1982 Golden Raspberry Awards omniknow.com /common/midlists.php?in=en&id=000   (509 words)

Author Biographies She is also the winner of two Governor General's Awards (1944 and 1947) and the Queen's Medal. Autobiography (Beach Holme, 1996), won the League of Canadian Poets Pat Lowther award and was nominated for both the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and the Governor General's Award. Lawrence Russell has won the CBC Literary Award for radio drama in both 1983 and 1985, and was nominated for the Prix Futura (Berlin Festival) in 1986 and 1988. www.beachholme.bc.ca /beachbio.htm   (509 words)

David Adams Richards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Adams Richards has received numerous awards including a Gemini Award for scriptwriting for Small Gifts; the Alden Nowlan Award for Excellence in the Arts; the Canadian Authors Association Award for his novel Evening Snow Will Bring Such Peace and the Governor General's Award for the 1988 novel Nights Below Station Street. Richards is one of only three writers to win both fiction and non-fiction categories of the Governor General's Award. He won the 1988 fiction award for Nights Below Station Street and the 1998 non-fiction award for Lines on the Water: A Fisherman's Life on the Miramichi. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/David+Adams+Richards   (260 words)

1973 1973 Governor General's Awards Each winner of the 1973 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a pa... Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Section 508 is the short name for 1988. Northern Ireland referendum, 1973 The Northern Ireland referendum of 1973 was a Republic of Ireland to form a United Ire... www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/1973.html   (260 words)

1973 1973 Governor General's Awards Each winner of the 1973 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a pa... Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Section 508 is the short name for 1988. Northern Ireland referendum, 1973 The Northern Ireland referendum of 1973 was a Republic of Ireland to form a United Ire... www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/1973.html   (260 words)

GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE - ILLUSTRATION In 1988, The Canada Council Prizes for Children's Literature (text and illustration) were named the Governor General's Literary Awards. The first Governor General's Literary Award dates back to 1937, when it was first awarded by Lord Tweedsmuir, also known as John Buchan, author of The 39 Steps. In 1959, The Canada Council assumed sponsorship of the awards, then known as the Canada Council Prizes for Literature. home.comcast.net /~antaylor1/govgenchildillus.html   (100 words)

GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE - TEXT In 1988, The Canada Council Prizes for Children's Literature (text and illustration) were named the Governor General's Literary Awards. The first Governor General's Literary Award dates back to 1937, when it was first awarded by Lord Tweedsmuir, also known as John Buchan, author of The 39 Steps. In 1959, The Canada Council assumed sponsorship of the awards, then known as the Canada Council Prizes for Literature. home.comcast.net /~antaylor1/govgenchildtext.html   (100 words)

Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Governor-General of Australia Governors-general generally become patrons of various charitable institutions, present honours and awards, host functions for various groups of people including ambassadors to and from other countries, and travel widely throughout Australia - replicating the actions of the monarch in the United Kingdom, or those of a ceremonial head of state. This role can become controversial, however, if the Governor-General becomes unpopular with sections of the community. After Scullin's defeat in 1931, non-Labor governments continued to appoint British Governors-General. www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Governor-General_of_Australia   (2966 words)

Scarborough Philharmonic: Ancestral Voices: Tomson Highway Both plays won Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Best New Play and Floyd S. Chalmers Awards for Best Canadian Play, and were nominated for Governor-General's Awards. Productions have been mounted across Canada, on the mainstage of the Edinburgh International Festival (1988), and at the New York Theater Workshop (1993-4). Born in 1951 in a tent on his father's trapline, as a small boy Mr. www.total.net /~spo/education/av/pieces/highway.html   (2966 words)

CNW Group Richards is one of only three writers to be awarded the Governor General's Literary Awards in both the fiction and the non-fiction categories, having won for Nights Below Station Street (1988) and Lines on the Water (1998). The Writers' Trust awards night is one of the richest literary prize-giving events in the country, awarding Canadian writers a grand total of $133,000. The Writers' Trust is committed to exploring and introducing to future generations the traditions that will enrich our common literary heritage and strengthen Canada's cultural foundations. www.newswire.ca /en/releases/archive/March2005/09/c3029.html   (1279 words)

Publisher-supplied biographical information about contributor(s) for Library of Congress control number 2004444768 Patrick Lane is the author of 21 books of poetry, and has received many awards for his writing, including the Governor General’s Award for Poetry (1979), the Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry (1988), and two National Magazine Awards. Lane lives near Victoria, British Columbia, with poet Lorna Crozier. Publisher-supplied biographical information about contributor(s) for There is a season : a memoir in a garden / Patrick Lane. www.loc.gov /catdir/bios/random051/2004444768.html   (174 words)

1989 in literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See 1989 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1988 in literature, other events of 1989, 1990 in literature, list of years in literature. Newbery Medal for children's literature: Paul Fleischman, Joyful Noise en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1989_in_literature   (310 words)

1989 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See 1989 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1988 in Canada, other events of 1989, 1990 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Heather Erxleben becomes Canada's first official female combat soldier en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1989_in_Canada   (394 words)

1987 in literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See 1987 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1986 in literature, other events of 1987, 1988 in literature, list of years in literature. Tom Wolfe was paid $5 million for the film rights to his novel, The Bonfire of the Vanities, the most ever earned by an author. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1987_in_literature   (219 words)

1987 in literature - Freepedia See 1987 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1986 in literature, other events of 1987, 1988 in literature, list of years in literature. Tom Wolfe was paid $5 million for the film rights to his novel, Bonfire of the Vanities, the most ever earned by an author. en.freepedia.org /1987_in_literature.html   (186 words)

UNB Artist-in-residence to receive $25,000 prize Among these are the Glenn Gould Prize, the Killam Prizes, the Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes and the Governor General’s Literary Awards. He took first prize in piano (1987) and in chamber music (1988) at the Conservatoire de musique du Quebec, and has a master’s degree in music from the Universite de Montreal (1990) and an Artist Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto and the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. UNB’s Artist-in-Residence Richard Raymond is the recipient of the 1998 Virginia Parker Prize from the Canada Council. www.unb.ca /bruns/9899/Issue16/News/artist.html   (186 words)

Canada NewsWire Group Richards is one of only three writers to be awarded the Governor General's Literary Awards in both the fiction and the non-fiction categories, having won for Nights Below Station Street (1988) and Lines on the Water (1998). Winner: Howard Engel (Toronto) Committee Citation: "Three years ago Howard Engel suffered a stroke during the night that has left him with the singular disability of being unable to read. None of his other faculties were affected he can still quote reams of poetry, he can still write, but he cannot read what he has written. www.newswire.ca /en/releases/archive/March2005/09/c3029.html   (186 words)

Birney, (Alfred) Earle: David His "David," a poem about euthanasia, became quite a controversial poem, frequently anthologized and taught in Canadian literature courses, winning for him the first of two Governor-General awards in 1943. Birney adeptly handles the poignant moments of two friends having to part ways in such a dreadful way and recalls the scenario In Joe Simpson's Touching the Void (New York: Harper and Row, 1988), wherein one friend, Simon Yates, has to sacrifice the other, the author, Joe Simpson, in a reasonable act of self-preservation. Earle Birney, himself an avid climber, was one of Canada's premier poets, achieving prominence in the 1930s when he became literary editor of the Canadian Forum in 1936. endeavor.med.nyu.edu /lit-med/lit-med-db/webdocs/webdescrips/birney12263-des-.html   (444 words)

Birney, (Alfred) Earle: David His "David," a poem about euthanasia, became quite a controversial poem, frequently anthologized and taught in Canadian literature courses, winning for him the first of two Governor-General awards in 1943. Birney adeptly handles the poignant moments of two friends having to part ways in such a dreadful way and recalls the scenario In Joe Simpson's Touching the Void (New York: Harper and Row, 1988), wherein one friend, Simon Yates, has to sacrifice the other, the author, Joe Simpson, in a reasonable act of self-preservation. Earle Birney, himself an avid climber, was one of Canada's premier poets, achieving prominence in the 1930s when he became literary editor of the Canadian Forum in 1936. endeavor.med.nyu.edu /lit-med/lit-med-db/webdocs/webdescrips/birney12263-des-.html   (444 words)

The Art and Soul of Teaching: Global Implications for Classroom Practice Bill has received numerous awards including the Odyssey of the Mind's prestigious Creativity Award and Governor General's Meritorious Service Medal. Bill was one of the pioneers of ultralight flight in Canada and in 1988 became the first human to lead birds in formation. William (Bill) Lishman is a world renown artist. www.ascd.ca /ascd/on/conference04?section=presenters   (444 words)

University of Alberta Archives: Hurtig, Mel Hurtig Publishers produced many titles which have won numerous awards and prizes including the Governor General's Award. In 1980 Hurtig launched the largest and most ambitious project in the history of Canadian publishing, The Canadian Encyclopedia which was published in 1985 with a new and substantially expanded edition in 1988. In 1992 Mel Hurtig was elected leader of the National Party of Canada and led it in the 1993 federal election. www.ualberta.ca /ARCHIVES/guide/8INDIVID/hurtig.htm   (278 words)

Awards of Merit The Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada presented by The Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn, Governor General of Canada, on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of his contribution to compatriots, community and to Canada 1992 City of Sarnia "Citizen of the Year" Award presented by the Sarnia Gazette 1988 Award of Excellence presented by the Sarnia Pride Committee for outstanding demonstration of pride in and service to the City of Sarnia and the County of Lambton 1986 www.artchristmas.com /awards.html   (278 words)

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