Criticism of Canadian literature has focused on nationalistic and regional themes. This has diminished the appreciation of complexity of the literature produced in the country and helped create the impression that Canadian literature is sociologically-oriented.
While Canadian literature, like the literature of every nation state, is influenced by its socio-political contexts, Canadian writers have produced all variety of genres. Influences on Canadian writers are broad, both geographically and historically.
Canada's dominant cultures are British and French. Canada also has multiple Aboriginal nations and has been strongly influenced by international immigration, particularly in recent decades.
Canadian literature collectively is often called CanLit or Canlit.
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Characteristics of Canadian literature
Canada’s literature, whether written in English or French, often reflects the Canadian perspective on: (1) nature, (2) frontier life, and (3) Canada’s position in the world, all three of which tie in to the garrison mentality. 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The problem of Canadian literature
Because of its size and breadth, Canadian literature is often divided into sub-categories.
- The most common is to categorize it by region or province. The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area.
- Another way is to categorize it by author. For instance, the literature of Canadian women, Acadians, Aboriginal peoples in Canada, and Irish Canadians have been anthologize as bodies of work. This article is about the Acadian people and culture The Acadians (Acadiens are the descendants of the seventeenth-century French Aboriginal people in Canada, also known as Canadian aboriginal citizens, are people who belong to recognized indigenous groups in the Canadian Constitution Act Irish Canadians are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who origninated in Ireland.
- A third is to divide it by literary period, such as "Canadian postmoderns" or "Canadian Poets Between the Wars. "
Traits of Canadian literature
Traits common to works of Canadian literature include:
- Failure as a theme: Failure and futility feature heavily as themes in many notable works; for instance, Not Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy Findley or Kamouraska by Anne Hebert. Not Wanted on the Voyage is a novel by Canadian author Timothy Findley, which presents a parody of the Great Flood in the biblical Timothy Irving Frederick Findley, OC, O Ont ( October 30, 1930 - June 21, 2002) was a Canadian Novelist Anne Hébert, OQ (an eˈbɛʀ in French ( August 1, 1916 - January 22, 2000) was a Canadian Author and
- Humour: Serious subject matter is often laced with humour. See also: Canadian humour. Canadian humour is an integral part of the Canadian Identity.
- Mild anti-Americanism: There is marked sentiment of anti-American often in the form of gentle satire. Anti-Americanism, often anti-American sentiment, is opposition or hostility to the people culture or policies of the United States. While it is sometimes perceived as malicious, it often presents a friendly rivalry between the two nations
- Multiculturalism: Since World War Two, multiculturalism has been an important theme. The term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within the Demographics of a specified Writers using this theme include Mordecai Richler (known for novels such as The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz), Margaret Laurence, Rohinton Mistry, Michael Ondaatje -- The English Patient-- and prolific Chinese Canadian writer Wayson Choy. Mordecai Richler ( January 27, 1931 &ndash July 3, 2001) was a Canadian author Academy Award -nominated screenwriter and Jean Margaret Laurence (née Wemyss) ( 18 July 1926 – 5 January 1987) was a Canadian Novelist and Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC (ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː (born 12 September 1943 is a Sri Lankan Canadian For the Seinfeld episode see " The English Patient (Seinfeld episode " The English Patient is a Chinese Canadians are Canadians of Chinese descent and constitute the second-largest Visible minority group in Canada standing at 1346510 which Wayson Choy (崔維新 Pinyin: Cuī Wéixīn; Jyutping: Ceoi1 Wai4-san1 (born April 20, 1939) is a Canadian writer
- Nature (and a "human vs. nature" tension): Reference to nature is common in Canada's literature. Nature is sometimes portrayed like an enemy, and sometimes like a divine force.
- Satire and irony: Satire is probably one of the main elements of Canadian literature.
- Self-deprecation: Another common theme in Canadian literature.
- Self-evaluation by the reader
- Search for Self-Identity: Some Canadian novels revolve around the theme of the search for one's identity and the need to justify one's existence. A good example is Robertson Davies's Fifth Business, in which the main character Dunstan Ramsay searches for a new identity by leaving his old town of Deptford. William Robertson Davies, CC, FRSC, FRSL (born August 28, 1913, at Thamesville, Ontario, and died December Fifth Business is a 1970 novel by Canadian novelist playwright, critic, journalist, and Professor Robertson Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London.
- Southern Ontario Gothic: A sub-genre which critiques the stereotypical Protestant mentality of Southern Ontario; many of Canada's most internationally famous authors write in this style. Southern Ontario Gothic is a Sub-genre of the Gothic novel genre and a feature of Canadian literature that comes from Southern Ontario. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Southern Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario lying south of the French River and Algonquin Park.
- The underdog hero: The most common hero of Canadian literature, an ordinary person who must overcome challenges from a large corporation, a bank, a rich tycoon, a government, a natural disaster, and so on. A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. A natural disaster is the consequence of a Natural hazard (eg
- Urban vs. rural: A variant of the underdog theme which involves a conflict between urban culture and rural culture, usually portraying the rural characters as morally superior. Often, as in Stephen Leacock's Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town or Alistair MacLeod's No Great Mischief, the simplicity of rural living is lost in the city. Stephen Butler Leacock PhD, FRSC ( 30 December 1869 &ndash 28 March 1944) was a Canadian writer and Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912 Alistair MacLeod (born on July 201936 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan) is a noted Canadian author and retired professor No Great Mischief is a 1999 novel by Alistair MacLeod. The novel opens in the present day with successful Orthodontist Alexander MacDonald
French-Canadian literature
In 1802, the Lower Canada legislative library was founded, being one of the first in Occident, the first in the Canadas. For comparison, the library of the British house of commons was founded sixteen years later. It should be noted the library had some rare titles about geography, natural science and letters. All books it contained were moved to the Canadian parliament in Montreal when the two Canadas, lower and upper, were united. On April 25th 1849, a dramatic event occurred: the Canadian parliament was burned by furious people along with thousands of French Canadian books and a few hundred of English books. This is why some people still affirm today, falsely, that from the early settlements until the 1820s, Quebec had virtually no literature. Though historians, journalists, and learned priests published, overall the total output that remain from this period and that had been kept out of the burned parliament is small.
It was the rise of Quebec patriotism and the 1837 Lower Canada Rebellion, in addition to a modern system of primary school education, which led to the rise of French-Canadian fiction. The Lower Canada Rebellion is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada (now Quebec) and the British colonial power of that L'influence d'un livre by Philippe-Ignace-Francois Aubert de Gaspé is widely regarded as the first French-Canadian novel. The Influence of a Book (L'influence d'un livre 1837) is a novel by the Canadian writer Phillipe-Ignace François Aubert du Gaspé. Philippe-Ignace-Francois Aubert de Gaspé, or simply Philippe Aubert de Gaspé (1814&ndash 7 March 1841) was a Canadian Writer and The genres which first became popular were the rural novel and the historical novel. French authors were influential, especially authors like Balzac.
In 1866, Father Henri-Raymond Casgrain became one of Quebec's first literary theorists. Henri-Raymond Casgrain ( 16 December 1831 &ndash 11 February 1904) was a French Canadian Roman Catholic priest author publisher He argued that literature's goal should be to project an image of proper Catholic morality. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". However, a few authors like Louis-Honoré Fréchette and Arthur Buies broke the conventions to write more interesting works. Louis-Honoré Fréchette, ( November 16, 1839 &ndash May 31, 1908) was a French Canadian Poet, Politician
This pattern continued until the 1930s with a new group of authors educated at the Université Laval and the Université de Montréal. Novels with psychological and sociological foundations became the norm. Authors such as Gabrielle Roy and Anne Hébert, for the first time, began to earn international acclaim. Gabrielle Roy, CC, FRSC ( March 22, 1909 – July 13, 1983) was a French Canadian author Anne Hébert, OQ (an eˈbɛʀ in French ( August 1, 1916 - January 22, 2000) was a Canadian Author and During this period, Quebec theatre, which had previously been melodramas and comedies, became far more involved.
French-Canadian literature began to greatly expand with the turmoil of the Second World War, the beginnings of industrialization in the 1950s, and most especially the Quiet Revolution in the 1960s. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Quiet Revolution ( Révolution tranquille) was the 1960s period of intense change in Quebec, Canada, characterized by the rapid and effective Secularization French-Canadian literature also began to attract a great deal of attention globally, with Acadian novelist Antonine Maillet winning the Prix Goncourt. This article is about the Acadian people and culture The Acadians (Acadiens are the descendants of the seventeenth-century French Antonine Maillet, PC, CC, OQ, ONB, LLD, FRSC, (born May 10, 1929) is a Canadian The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given to the Author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year" An experimental branch of Quebecois literature also developed; for instance the poet Nicole Brossard wrote in a formalist style. Nicole Brossard (born November 27 1943 in Montreal) is a leading French Canadian formalist Poet and Novelist In 1979, Roch Carrier wrote the story The Hockey Sweater, which highlighted the cultural and social tensions between English and French speaking Canada. Roch Carrier, OC, (born 13 May 1937) is a celebrated Canadian novelist and author of "contes" (a very brief form of the Short "The Hockey Sweater" ( "Le chandail de hockey" in the original French; originally published as "Une abominable feuille d'érable sur la glace" English Canada is a term used to describe one of the following English Canadians a term usually meaning English-speaking Canadians as opposed to French Canada is a term to distinguish the French-speaking population of Canada from English Canada.
See also: List of Quebec writers, Literature of Quebec, List of French Canadian writers from outside Quebec
Contemporary Canadian literature: late 20th to 21st century
Following World War II, writers such as Mavis Gallant, Mordecai Richler, Norman Levine, Margaret Laurence and Irving Layton brought a Modernist influence to Canadian Literature that had been previously missing. This is a list of Authors from the Canadian province of Quebec. This is an article about Literature in Quebec. 16th and 17th centuries During this period the society of New France was being Although most Canadian Francophone writers are from Quebec, there are also a number of francophone writers from elsewhere in Canada This influence, at first, was not broadly appreciated. Norman Levine's Canada Made Me[1], a travelogue that presented a sour interpretation of the country in 1958, for example, was widely rejected. Norman Levine ( October 22, 1923 - June 14, 2005) was a Canadian Short-story writer
After 1967, the country's centennial year, the national government increased funding to publishers and numerous small presses began operating throughout the country. [2]
In the late 1970s, science fiction fan and scholar of Canadian literature Susan Wood helped pioneer the study of feminist science fiction, and (along with immigrant editor Judith Merril) brought new respectability to the study of Canadian science fiction, paving the way for the rise of such phenomena as the French-Canadian science fiction magazine Solaris. Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community of people actively interested in Science fiction and Fantasy literature, and in contact with one another Susan Joan Wood ( August 22, 1948 - November 12, 1980 was a Canadian Author, critic, and Science fiction Feminist science fiction is a sub-genre of Science fiction which tends to deal with women's roles in society Judith Josephine Grossman ( January 21, 1923 - September 12, 1997) who took the pen-name Judith Merril about 1945 was an A science fiction magazine is a Magazine that publishes primarily Science fiction, in print or on the internet or both
By the 1990s, Canadian literature was viewed as some of the world's best. [1]
Canadian authors have accumulated international awards:
- In 1992, Michael Ondaatje became the first Canadian to win the Booker Prize for The English Patient. Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC (ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː (born 12 September 1943 is a Sri Lankan Canadian The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known in short as the Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length Novel
- Atwood won the Booker in 2000 for The Blind Assassin and Yann Martel won it in 2002 for Life of Pi. The Blind Assassin is an award winning and bestselling Novel by the Canadian author Margaret Atwood. Yann Martel (born June 25, 1963 in Salamanca, Spain) is a Canadian Author best known for the Man Booker Prize Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure Novel by Canadian author Yann Martel.
- Alistair MacLeod won the 2001 IMPAC Award for No Great Mischief. Alistair MacLeod (born on July 201936 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan) is a noted Canadian author and retired professor The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is the largest and most international prize of its kind for a single work of fiction published in English No Great Mischief is a 1999 novel by Alistair MacLeod. The novel opens in the present day with successful Orthodontist Alexander MacDonald
- Carol Shields's The Stone Diaries won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and in 1998 her novel Larry's Party won the Orange Prize. Carol Ann Shields (née Warner)BA MA CC, OM, DLitt, LLD, FRSC ( June 2, 1935 &ndash The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author preferably dealing with American life Larry's Party is a 1997 novel by Carol Shields. The novel examined the life of Larry Weller an "ordinary man made extraordinary" by his unique The Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction is one of the United Kingdom 's most prestigious literary prizes awarded annually for the best original full-length Novel
- Douglas Coupland has also achieved significant success for his work, particularly Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture. Douglas Coupland (born December 30, 1961) is a Canadian Novelist. Generation X Tales for an Accelerated Culture, published by St
Notable figures
Because Canada only officially became a country on July 1, 1867, it has been argued that literature written before this time was colonial. This is a list of Canadian literary figures including Poets Novelists Children's writers Essayists and Scholars Writers are "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For example, Susanna Moodie and Catherine Parr Traill, English sisters who adopted the country as their own, moved to Canada in 1832. Susanna Moodie, née Strickland ( 6 December 1803 &ndash 8 April 1885) was a British - Canadian Author who wrote Catharine Parr Traill, born Strickland ( 9 January 1802 &ndash 29 August 1899) was a British-Canadian Author who wrote They recorded their experiences as pioneers in Parr Traill's The Backwoods of Canada (1836) and Canadian Crusoes (1852), and Moodie's Roughing It in the Bush (1852) and Life in the Clearings (1853). However, both women wrote until their deaths, placing them in the country for more than 50 years and certainly well past Confederation. Moreover, their books often dealt with survival and the rugged Canadian environment; these themes re-appear in other Canadian works, including Margaret Atwood's Survival. Margaret Eleanor Atwood, CC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian Writer. Moodie and Parr Traill's sister, Agnes Strickland, remained in England and wrote elegant royal biographies, creating a stark contrast between Canadian and English literatures. Agnes Strickland ( 19 August, 1796 – 8 July, 1874) was an English historical Writer and Poet.
However, one of the earliest "Canadian" writers virtually always included in Canadian literary anthologies is Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796–1865), who died just two years before Canada's official birth. Thomas Chandler Haliburton ( December 17, 1796 &ndash August 27, 1865) was one of the first major Canadian authors He is remembered for his comic character, Sam Slick, who appeared in The Clockmaker and other humorous works throughout Haliburton's life.
Arguably, the best-internationally-known living Canadian writer (especially after the recent passing of Canadian greats, Robertson Davies, Mordecai Richler and Timothy Findley) is Margaret Atwood, a prolific novelist, poet, and literary critic. William Robertson Davies, CC, FRSC, FRSL (born August 28, 1913, at Thamesville, Ontario, and died December Timothy Irving Frederick Findley, OC, O Ont ( October 30, 1930 - June 21, 2002) was a Canadian Novelist Margaret Eleanor Atwood, CC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian Writer. Literary criticism is the study discussion evaluation and interpretation of Literature.
This group, along with Alice Munro, who has been called the best living writer of short stories in English,[2] were the first to elevate Canadian Literature to the world stage. Alice Ann Munro ( Née Laidlaw; born 10 July 1931) is a Canadian short-story writer and three-time winner of Canada's During the post-war decades only a handful of books of any literary merit were published each year in Canada, and Canadian literature was viewed as an appendage to British and American writing.
Much of what was produced dealt with extremely typical Canadiana such as the outdoors and animals, or events in Canadian history. A reaction against this tradition, poet Leonard Cohen's novel Beautiful Losers (1966), was labelled by one reviewer "the most revolting book ever written in Canada". Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter Beautiful Losers is a Novel by Leonard Cohen. Published in 1966 by McClelland and Stewart, it was the Canadian novelist- [3]
Most of what Canadians read was written in the United States or Great Britain. Most of what was studied in Canadian schools and universities was also foreign.
Canadian poet Leonard Cohen is perhaps best known as a folk singer and songwriter, with an international following. Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter
Awards
There are a number of notable Canadian awards for literature:
- The Atlantic Writers Competition highlights talent across the Atlantic Provinces.
- Books in Canada First Novel Award for the best first novel of the year
- Canadian Authors Association Awards for Adult Literature | Honouring works by Canadian writers that achieve excellence without sacrificing popular appeal since 1975. The Books in Canada First Novel Award is a Literary award given annually to the best first Novel in English published the previous year by a citizen or [3]
- CBC Literary Awards
- Canada Council Molson Prize for distinguished contributions to Canada's cultural and intellectual heritage
- Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Awards for best Canadian play staged by a Canadian theatre company
- Marian Engel Award for female writers in mid-career
- Matt Cohen Prize to honour a Canadian writer for a lifetime of distinguished achievement
- Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing
- Gerald Lampert Award for the best new poet
- Giller Prize for the best Canadian novel or book of short stories in English
- Governor General's Awards for the best Canadian fiction, poetry, non-fiction, drama, children's literature (text), children's literature (illustration) and translation, in both English and French
- Griffin Poetry Prize for the best book of poetry, one award each for a Canadian poet and an international poet
- Milton Acorn Poetry Awards for an outstanding "people's poet"
- Pat Lowther Award for women's poetry
- Prix Aurora Awards for Canadian science fiction and fantasy, in English and French
- Prix Athanase-David for a Quebec writer
- Prix Gilles-Corbeil for a Quebec writer in honour of his or her lifetime body of work (presented every three years)
- Prix Trillium for the best work by a Franco-Ontarian writer
- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for the best work of fiction
- Stephen Leacock Award For Humour
- Timothy Findley Award for male writers in mid-career
- Trillium Book Award for the best work by an Ontario writer
- W.O. Mitchell Literary Prize for a writer who has made a distinguished lifetime contribution both to Canadian literature and to mentoring new writers
- Room of One's Own Annual Award for poetry and literature
- 3-Day Novel Contest annual literary marathon, born in Canada
- Danuta Gleed Literary Award for a first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author writing in English
- Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for the best novel or collection of short stories by a resident of British Columbia
- Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for the best collection of poetry by a resident of British Columbia
- The Doug Wright Awards for graphic literature and novels
Awards For Children and Young Adult Literature:
- Young Adult Novel Prize of the Atlantic Writers Competition
- R. The Molson Prize for the Arts is awarded by The Canada Council for the Arts The Floyd S Chalmers Canadian Play Awards were a Canadian literary award given to Canadian plays produced by any professional Canadian theatre company and having at least The Marian Engel Award is presented each year by the Writers' Trust of Canada in memory of the Canadian writer Marian Engel. The Matt Cohen Prize is an award given annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a Canadian writer in honour of a distinguished lifetime contribution to Canadian The Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing is a Canadian literary award presented annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada to the best non-fiction book on The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is made annually by the League of Canadian Poets to the best volume of poetry published by a first-time poet The Scotiabank Giller Prize is an award that goes to the author of a Canadian Novel or Short story Fiction collection published in The Governor General's Awards are named in honour of the Governor General of Canada, and are presented in a number of fields The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada 's most generous poetry award. The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the year's best book of Poetry by a Canadian woman The Prix Aurora Awards are given out annually for the best Canadian Science fiction and Fantasy literary works Art Works and Awards for Fan Activities Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The Prix Athanase-David is a literary award presented annually by the government of Quebec as part of the Prix du Québec to a Quebec writer to honour the body of The Trillium Award is given annually by the government of the Province of Ontario and is open to books in any genre fiction non-fiction drama children's books and poetry Franco-Ontarians (franco-ontarien are French Canadian or Francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. The Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize is a Canadian literary prize presented annually by Rogers Communications and the Writers' Trust of Canada. The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (usually the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, or just The Stephen Leacock Award The Timothy Findley Award is presented each year by the Writers' Trust of Canada in memory of the Canadian writer Timothy Findley. The Trillium Award is given annually by the government of the Province of Ontario and is open to books in any genre fiction non-fiction drama children's books and poetry The WO Mitchell Literary Prize is a Canadian literary award presented annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a writer who has produced an outstanding body Room magazine (formerly Room of One's Own) is a Canadian quarterly literary journal founded to showcase the work of established and emerging Canadian women writers The Three-Day Novel Contest is an annual Canadian literary contest conducted in September of each year The Danuta Gleed Literary Award recognizes a first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author writing in English The Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, established in 1985 as one of the BC Book Prizes, is awarded annually to the best work of fiction by a resident of British Columbia British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, established in 1986 is awarded annually to the best collection of Poetry by a resident of British Columbia, Canada. The Doug Wright Awards are literary awards handed out annually to Canadian Cartoonists The awards are named for Canadian cartoonist Doug Wright, and honour Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature
- Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction
- Ann Connor Brimer Award
- Governor-General's Awards for Children's Literature
- Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award for Children
- CLA Young Adult Canadian Book Award
- Sheila A. The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young Readers is a Canadian literary award that goes to the best work of historical fiction written for youth each year The Governor General's Awards are named in honour of the Governor General of Canada, and are presented in a number of fields Egoff Children's Literature Prize
- Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
- Floyd S. Chalmers Award for Theatre for Young Adults
- Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
- Information Book of the Year
- I0DE Book Award
- Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award
- Max and Greta Ebel Memorial Award for Children's Writing
- Norma Fleck Award for children's non-fiction
- Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award
- Vicky Metcalf Award
See also
- Canadian poetry
- Canadian science fiction
- List of Canadian writers
- Atlantic Writers Competition
- List of Canadian short story writers
- Warren Tallman (established Canadian literature studies at UBC and helped found UBC creative writing department)
- The Canadian Centenary Series
- Canada Reads
- List of fiction set in Toronto
- Canadian content
References
- ^ | Robert Fulford's column about the international success of Canadian literature
- ^ "For a long time Alice Munro has been compared with Chekhov; John Updike would add Tolstoy, and AS Byatt would say Guy de Maupassant and Flaubert. The Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award was established in 1985 following the death of Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver, one of Canada's pre-eminent book The Floyd S Chalmers Canadian Play Awards were a Canadian literary award given to Canadian plays produced by any professional Canadian theatre company and having at least The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award was created in 1971 to honour an outstanding work of illustration in current children's literature of Canada. The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction is a lucrative literary award founded in May 1999 by the Fleck Family Foundation and the Canadian The Vicky Metcalf Award is awarded to a writer whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth Canadian poetry is Poetry written in Canada, by Canadians There are three distinct branches of Canadian poetry French-Canadian poetry (mostly written A strong element in contemporary Canadian culture is rich diverse thoughtful and witty Science fiction. This is a list of Canadian literary figures including Poets Novelists Children's writers Essayists and Scholars Writers are This is a list of Canadian Short-story writers A Caroline Adderson Kelley Aitken André Alexis Warren Tallman ( 17 November 1921 — 1 July 1994) was an American -born Poetry professor who inspired the Canadian The Canadian Centenary Series is a nineteen volume authoritative History of Canada published between 1963 and 1986 as an extended Centennial Canada Reads is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Canada 's public broadcaster, the CBC. A list of fiction set in Toronto, Canada, in whole or in part Canadian content (abbreviated cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that Radio Munro is often called the best living writer of short stories in English; the words "short story" are frequently dropped. " Riches of a Double Life, Ada Edemariam, Guardian Online, retrieved 11 October 2006.
- ^ Who held a gun to Leonard Cohen's head? Tim de Lisle, Guardian Online, retrieved 11October 2006.
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