Canadian Literary Awards
1950s
Winners of Canadian literary awards in the 1950s.
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1959
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Fiction
- Hugh MacLennan – The Watch that Ends the Night
- Poetry
- Irving Layton – Red Carpet for the Sun
- Études et essais
- Félix-Antoine Savard – Le barachois
- Romans et nouvelles
- André Giroux – Malgré tout, la joie
Lorne Pierce Medal
- Lorne Pierce Medal
- Philippe Panneton
1958
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Children's Literature
- Edith L. Sharp – Nkwala
- Fiction
- Colin McDougall – Execution
- Non-fiction
- Pierre Berton – Klondike
- Joyce Hemlow – The History of Fanny Burney
- Poetry
- James Reaney – A Suit of Nettles
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Eric Nicol – Girdle Me A Globe
Lorne Pierce Medal
- Lorne Pierce Medal
- H. Northrop Frye
1957
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Children's Literature
- Kerry Wood – The Great Chief
- Fiction
- Gabrielle Roy – Street of Riches (translation)
- Non-fiction
- Bruce Hutchison – Canada: Tomorrow's Giant
- Thomas H. Raddall – The Path of Destiny
- Poetry
- Jay Macpherson – The Boatman
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Robert Thomas Allen – The Grass is Never Greener
Lorne Pierce Medal
- Lorne Pierce Medal
- Abraham M. Klein
1956
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Children's Literature
- Farley Mowat – Lost in the Barrens
- Fiction
- Adele Wiseman – The Sacrifice
- Non-fiction
- Pierre Berton – The Mysterious North
- Joseph Lister Rutledge – Century of Conflict
- Poetry
- Robert A.D. Ford – A Window on the North
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Eric Nicol – Shall We Join The Ladies?
Lorne Pierce Medal
1955
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Children's Literature
- Kerry Wood – The Map-Maker
- Fiction
- Lionel Shapiro – The Sixth of June
- Non-fiction
- N.J. Berrill – Man's Emerging Mind
- Donald G. Creighton – John A. Macdonald, The Old Chieftain
- Poetry
- Wilfred Watson – Friday's Child
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Robertson Davies – Leaven of Malice
Lorne Pierce Medal
- Lorne Pierce Medal
- William Bruce Hutchison
1954
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Children's Literature
- Marjorie Wilkins Campbell – The Nor'westers
- Fiction
- Igor Gouzenko – The Fall of a Titan
- Non-fiction
- Hugh MacLennan – Thirty and Three
- A.R.M. Lower – This Most Famous Stream
- Poetry
- P.K. Page – The Metal and the Flower
Leacock Medal for Humour
Lorne Pierce Medal
1953
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Children's Literature
- John F. Hayes – Rebels Ride at Night
- Fiction
- David Walker – Digby
- Non-fiction
- N.J. Berrill – Sex and the Nature of Things
- J.M.S. Careless – Canada, A Story of Challenge
- Poetry
- Douglas LePan – The Net and the Sword
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Lawrence Earl – The Battle of Baltinglass
Lorne Pierce Medal
- Lorne Pierce Medal
- Earle Birney
1952
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Children's Literature
- Marie McPhedran – Cargoes on the Great Lakes
- Fiction
- David Walker – The Pillar
- Non-fiction
- Bruce Hutchison – The Incredible Canadian
- Donald G. Creighton – John A. Macdonald, The Young Politician
- Poetry
- E.J. Pratt – Towards the Last Spike
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Jan Hilliard – The Salt Box
Lorne Pierce Medal
1951
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Children's Literature
- John F. Hayes – A Land Divided
- Fiction
- Morley Callaghan – The Loved and the Lost
- Non-fiction
- Josephine Phelan – The Ardent Exile
- Frank MacKinnon – The Government of Prince Edward Island
- Poetry
- Charles Bruce – The Mulgrave Road
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Eric Nicol – The Roving I
Lorne Pierce Medal
- Lorne Pierce Medal
- Edward Killoran Brown
1950
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Children's Literature
- Donald Dickie – The Great Adventure
- Fiction
- Germaine Guèvremont – The Outlander (translation)
- Non-fiction
- Marjorie Wilkins Campbell – The Saskatchewan
- W.L. Morton – The Progressive Party in Canada
- Poetry
- James Wreford Watson – Of Time and the Lover
- Margaret Avison – Winter Sun
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Earle Birney – Turvey
Lorne Pierce Medal
- Lorne Pierce Medal
- Marius Barbeau
