1957 Governor General's Awards

1957 Governor General's Awards

The 1957 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the twenty-first such awards in Canada. The awards in this period an honour for the authors but had no monetary prize.

Winners

*Fiction: Gabrielle Roy, "Street of Riches".
*Poetry or Drama: Jay Macpherson, "The Boatman".
*Non-Fiction: Bruce Hutchison, "Canada: Tomorrow's Giant".
*Non-Fiction: Thomas H. Raddall, "The Path of Destiny".
*Juvenile: Kerry Wood, "The Great Chief".

Other Governor General's Awards


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