Awards & Winners

1959 Governor General's Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1959 Governor General's Awards. Check awards winners of 1959 Governor General's Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

Governor General's Award for English-language poetry or drama

Irving Layton

Honored for : A red carpet for the sun
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction

Hugh MacLennan

Honored for : The Watch That Ends the Night