Awards & Winners

1979 Governor General's Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1979 Governor General's Awards. Check awards winners of 1979 Governor General's Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

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

Michael Ondaatje

Honored for : There's a trick with a knife I'm learning to do
Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction

Maria Tippett

Honored for : Emily Carr
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction

Jack Hodgins

Honored for : The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Hodgins The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne
Margaret Atwood Life Before Man
Matt Cohen The sweet second summer of Kitty Malone