Governor General's Awards
The Governor General's Awards ( French Prix du Gouverneur général ) are a series of prizes awarded by the Canadian Governor General for outstanding achievements in the artistic, academic and social fields. The award was initiated in 1936 by Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir with the first Governor General's Literary Awards .
Price categories (selection)
- Architecture - Governor General's Medals in Architecture
- Occupational safety - The Governor General's Award for Safety in the Workplace
- Visual Arts / Media Arts - Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts
- Performing Arts - Governor General's Performing Arts Awards
- Honorary office - Governor General's Caring Canadian Award (since 2015: The Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers)
- Nutrition - Governor General's Award in Celebration of the Nation's Table
- History - Governor General's History Awards
- Equal Rights - Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case
- Innovation - Governor General's Innovation Awards
- Literature - Governor General's Literary Awards
- Studies on Canada - The Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies
Individual prices
Governor General's Medals in Architecture
The governor general's architectural medals have been awarded since 1982 (following on from the Massey Medals , 1950–1970). Every two years, up to twelve recently completed buildings by Canadian architects are awarded this prize. The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada is organizing the competition. The jury is selected by the Canada Council for the Arts (Conseil des arts du Canada).
Governor General's Awards in Visual Arts and Media Arts
The prizes have been awarded annually since 2000 for outstanding achievements in the fields: visual arts , applied arts , independent film , video art , sound art and new media . The Canada Council for the Arts is responsible for the organization and funding; the selection is made by a jury of established artists. The prize money is 15,000 CAD .
Governor General's Performing Arts Awards
The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards recognize outstanding performing artists from the fields of dance , classical music , pop music , radio and theater . The award was established in 1992 by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn . In addition to the CAD 25,000 award winners will receive a medal minted by the Royal Canadian Mint . In addition, two additional prizes will be awarded: the National Arts Center Award for the work of an artist or an artist troupe in the previous year and the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts for volunteering in the performing arts.
Governor General's History Awards
Established in 1996, the award honors outstanding achievements in the teaching and public communication of Canadian history . The award is organized by Canada's National History Society.
Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case
The award was initiated in 1979 by Governor General Edward Schreyer . It recognizes efforts to promote equality for women in Canada. Following on from the courage of the Famous Five , who won the right to vote ( Senatorial Office ) for Canadian women ( Persons Case ), five prizes are awarded annually. The prize is awarded regardless of gender. Author and modeling agency owner Ben Barry became the first man to receive the award in 2008.
Governor General's Literary Awards
The Governor General's Literary Awards ( French Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général ) are among the most prestigious literary prizes in Canada. They have been given to Canadian authors since 1936 for outstanding and significant literary achievements. The prices were justified by Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir , who was himself a writer.
Initially, only two English-language works were awarded each year. The first laureates were Bertram Brooker ( Think of the Earth , 1936) and Thomas Beattie Roberton ( TBR: Newspaper Pieces , 1936). The award has been given to literary works in both official languages since 1959; In addition, the Canada Council for the Arts awarded a prize of 1,000 CAD to each winner. In 1989 the prize money was increased to CAD 10,000, in 2000 to CAD 15,000 and in 2007 to CAD 25,000. In addition, the winning publishers will now receive CAD 3,000 to promote the book.
Fourteen works in seven categories - each for anglophone and francophone works - are awarded:
- Prose: Governor General's Award for Fiction; Prix du Gouverneur general pour romans et nouvelles
- Poetry: Governor General's Award for poetry / Prix du Gouverneur général pour poésie
- Nonfiction: Governor General's Award for non-fiction / Prix du Gouverneur général pour essais
- Drama: Governor General's Award for drama / Prix du Gouverneur général pour théâtre
- Youth literature (prose): Governor General's Award for children's literature - text / Prix du Gouverneur général pour littérature Jeunesse - texte
- Children's literature (picture book): Governor General's Award for children's literature - Illustrated books / Prix du Gouverneur général pour littérature jeunesse - livres illustrés
- Translation: Governor General's Award for translation / Prix du Gouverneur général pour traduction
Every year about 1,600 books (as of 2015) are submitted to the Canada Council for the Arts for selection for the Governor General's Literary Awards . Eligible are living Canadian authors or permanent residents of Canada. Graphic novels that are not explicitly aimed at children and young people are excluded from the award. The translation award relates to the translation of French works into English ( Prix du Gouverneur général pour traduction du français vers l'anglais ) and English works into French ( Prix du Gouverneur général pour traduction de l'anglais vers le français ).
Others
- Governor General's Academic Medal , for top class graduates from Canadian universities
literature
- Andrew David Irvine, Edmond Rivère, Stephanie Tolman: Les prix littéraires du Gouverneur général du Canada: Une bibliographie. University of Ottawa Press, Ottawa 2018 (there is also an English edition; another edition, sorted by author, will appear at the end of 2019: Canada's storytellers / Les grands écrivains du Canada: The Governor General's Literary Award Laureates / Les Lauréats des Prix littéraires you gouverneur général. )
Web links
- Governor General's Awards or Prix du Gouverneur général on the official website of the Canadian Governor General.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lord Tweedsmuir of Elsfield at: archive.gg.ca, accessed on August 14, 2015 (English).
- ↑ The Right Honorable Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé at: archive.gg.ca, accessed on August 13, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Caring Canadian Award at: archive.gg.ca, accessed on August 13, 2015 (English, French ).
- ↑ Governor General's Award in Celebration of the Nation's Table at: gg.ca, accessed on August 13, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Governor General's Innovation Awards at: gg.ca, accessed on August 13, 2015 (English, French ).
- ↑ a b c d Awards in Sciences and Humanities at: gg.ca, accessed on August 13, 2015 (English, French ).
- ↑ a b c Awards in Arts on: gg.ca, accessed on August 13, 2015 (English, French ).
- ↑ About the Awards at: ggpaa.ca, accessed on August 13, 2015 (English, French ).
- ↑ Past Recipients at: swc-cfc.gc.ca, accessed on August 13, 2015 (English).
- ^ A b Governor General's Literary Awards ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ "Governor General's Awards Announced for Two Authors" , in: The Ottawa Journal (May 23, 1953) p. 40.
- ↑ Patricia E. Bovey: Bertram Richard Brooker ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ "Late TB Roberton Awarded Literary Achievement Prize. Tweedsmuir Raps› Moderns ‹" , in: The Winnipeg Tribune , November 26, 1937, p. 4.
- ↑ a b Find a prize: Governor General's Literary Awards at: canadacouncil.ca, accessed on August 13, 2015 (English, French ). As of 2019
- ↑ Governor General's Literary Awards at: canadacouncil.ca, accessed on August 13, 2015 (English, French ).