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| | Siemens: Canadian Literary Awards and Prizes, from The Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | Note: In 1987, the Canada Council Prizes for Children's Literature were made Governor-General's Literary Awards; the earlier Governor-General's Literary Award for juvenile books, established in 1949, was discontinued in 1959. |
 | | Specialty Book of the Year: Awarded to the Canadian author of an outstanding work on a speciality area (culinary, children's literature, performing arts, poetry, mystery, business travel, and so forth). |
 | | Sponsored by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Saturday Night Magazine, and the Canada Council, there are three annual prizes ($10,000 each) currently for poetry, short story, and essays (memoirs); the award is intended to encourage excellence and variety in these genres, and others (Radio Drama, Children's Story)in which awards have in the past been presented. |
| www.mala.bc.ca /~soules/english/awards.htm (8100 words) |
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