Canadian Literary Awards
1979

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Winners of Canadian literary awards for 1979.

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Books in Canada First Novel Award

Books in Canada First Novel Award
Clark Blaise – Lunar Attractions

Governor General's Literary Awards

Fiction
Jack Hodgins – The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne
Non-fiction
Maria Tippett – Emily Carr
Poetry
Michael Ondaatje – There's a Trick with a Knife I'm Learning to Do

Études et essais
Dominique Clift et Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos – Le fait anglais au Québec
Poésie
Robert Mélançon – Peinture aveugle
Romans et nouvelles
Marie-Claire Blais – Le Sourd dans la ville

Leacock Medal for Humour

Leacock Medal for Humour
Sondra Gotlieb – True Confections

Writers Trust Awards

Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature
Cliff Faulknor


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Added 29 October 2008.
Updated 27 June 2010.