Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction

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Canadian literary award literary award

The Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction is one of Canada’s most prestigious literary prizes, recognizing outstanding works of non-fiction by Canadian authors.

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Label Occurrences
Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction 2
Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction 1
Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian literary award ⓘ
literary award ⓘ
additionalBenefit increased book sales for the winning title ⓘ
public recognition for the author ⓘ
administeredBy Canada Council for the Arts ⓘ
associatedWith Governor General of Canada’s official residence ⓘ
awardedFor outstanding non-fiction work by a Canadian author ⓘ
ceremonyType formal award ceremony ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
culturalSignificance enhances visibility of Canadian authors internationally ⓘ
promotes Canadian non-fiction writing ⓘ
eligibility Canadian citizens or permanent residents ⓘ
eligibleAuthors Canadian authors ⓘ
eligibleWorks non-fiction books ⓘ
establishedBy Canada Council for the Arts ⓘ
field literature ⓘ
formatOfWorks book-length publications ⓘ
formerName Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction (English language)
frequency annual ⓘ
genre non-fiction ⓘ
hasCategory English-language non-fiction ⓘ
French-language non-fiction ⓘ
inception 1959 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
location Ottawa ⓘ
mediaCoverage national Canadian media ⓘ
monetaryAward cash prize to the winner ⓘ
notableWinner John Ralston Saul ⓘ
Margaret Atwood ⓘ
Michael Ignatieff ⓘ
Naomi Klein ⓘ
Pierre Berton ⓘ
organizer Canada Council for the Arts ⓘ
partOf Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Governor General’s Literary Awards
presentedBy Governor General of Canada ⓘ
prestige one of Canada’s most prestigious literary prizes ⓘ
relatedAward Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature ⓘ
Governor General's Award for English-language drama ⓘ
surface form: Governor General’s Award for Drama

Governor General's Award for English-language fiction ⓘ
surface form: Governor General’s Award for Fiction

Governor General's Award for English-language poetry ⓘ
surface form: Governor General’s Award for Poetry
scope national ⓘ
selectionCriteria contribution to Canadian literature ⓘ
literary merit ⓘ
originality ⓘ
selectionProcess jury selection ⓘ
shortlistSize usually five books ⓘ
sponsor Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form: Government of Canada
timeOfYearAwarded typically in the fall ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Ralston Saul → awardReceived → Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction ⓘ
Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction → partOf → Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governor General’s Literary Awards
Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction → formerName → Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction (English language)
Governor General's Award for English-language poetry → relatedAward → Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction
Emily Carr → awardReceived → Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction
Margaret MacMillan → awardReceived → Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction
Pierre Berton → awardReceived → Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction