1988 Governor General's Awards
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Each winner of the 1988 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.
English Language[]
Fiction[]
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye
- Joan Clark, The Victory of Geraldine Gull
- Mark Frutkin, Atmospheres Apollinaire
- Kenneth Radu, The Cost of Living
Poetry[]
Winner:
- Erín Moure, Furious
Other Finalists:
- Lorna Crozier, Angels of Flesh, Angels of Silence
- Christopher Dewdney, Radiant Inventory
- David McFadden, Gypsy Guitar
- Peter Dale Scott, Coming to Jakarta
Drama[]
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Dennis Foon, Skin from Skin and Liars
- Tomson Highway, The Rez Sisters
- Maureen Hunter, Footprints on the Moon
Non-fiction[]
Winner:
- Anne Collins, In the Sleep Room
Other Finalists:
- Pierre Berton, The Arctic Grail
- Alan Borovoy, When Freedoms Collide
- Edith Iglauer, Fishing with John
Children's Literature – Text[]
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Martha Brooks, Paradise Café and Other Stories
- Brian Doyle, Easy Avenue
- Jean Little, Little by Little
Children's Literature – Illustration[]
Winner:
- Kim LaFave, Amos's Sweater
Other Finalists:
- Marie-Louise Gay, Angel and the Polar Bear
- , How the Devil Got His Cat
- Dayal Kaur Khalsa, Sleepers
- Jan Thornhill, The Wildlife ABC
Translation (From French to English)[]
Winner:
- Philip Stratford, Second Chance
Other Finalists:
- , The History of the Labour Movement in Quebec
- Jane Brierley, A Man of Sentiment: The Memoirs of Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé
- David Homel, How to Make Love to a Negro
French Language[]
Fiction[]
Winner:
- Jacques Folch-Ribas, Le Silence ou le Parfait Bonheur
Other Finalists:
- Noël Audet, L'Ombre de l'épervier
- Normand Chaurette, Scènes d'enfants
- Christian Mistral, Vamp
Poetry[]
Winner:
- Marcel Labine, Papiers d'épidémie
Other Finalists:
- , Le Monde comme obstacle
- Louise Dupré, Bonheur
- , La Saison hantée
Drama[]
Winner:
- Jean-Marc Dalpé, Le Chien
Other Finalists:
- , Le Syndrome de Cézanne
- Marie-Francine Hébert, Oui ou non
- Marco Micone, Déjà l'agonie
- , Le Déversoir des larmes
Non-fiction[]
Winner:
- , Écrire dans la maison du père
Other Finalists:
- , Dieux et Mythes de la Grèce ancienne
- , Périples autour d'un langage
- , Progrès, harmonie, liberté
Children's Literature – Text[]
Winner:
- Michèle Marineau, Cassiopée ou l'Été polonais
Other Finalists:
- , Les prisonniers du zoo
- Cécile Gagnon, Châteaux de sable
- , Des Millions pour une chanson
Children's Literature – Illustration[]
Winner:
- Philippe Béha, Les Jeux de Pic-Mots
Other Finalists:
- Sylvie Daigle, Le Mot de passe
- , Peut-il, peut-elle?
- , Simon et les flocons de neige
Translation (From English to French)[]
Winner:
- , Nucléus
Other Finalists:
- , Profession: Religieuse
- and , Le Rêve d'une génération
- , Flagrant Délice
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