1953 Governor General's Awards

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In Canada, the 1953 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the seventeenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors.

[edit] Winners

  • Fiction: David Walker, Digby.
  • Poetry or Drama: Douglas LePan, The Net and the Sword.
  • Non-Fiction: N.J. Berrill, Sex and the Nature of Things.
  • Non-Fiction: J.M.S. Careless, Canada, A Story of Challenge.
  • Juvenile: John F. Hayes, Rebels Ride at Night.

[edit] Other Governor General's Awards

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Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit
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