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.
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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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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