The 1996 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented on November 13, 1996.[1]
English
| Category | Winner | Nominated | 
|---|---|---|
| Fiction |  Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Englishman's Boy | 
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| Non-fiction |  John Ralston Saul, The Unconscious Civilization | 
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| Poetry |  E. D. Blodgett, Apostrophes: Woman at a Piano | 
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| Drama |  Colleen Wagner, The Monument | 
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| Children's literature |  Paul Yee, Ghost Train | 
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| Children's illustration |  Eric Beddows, The Rooster's Gift | 
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| French to English translation |  Linda Gaboriau, Stone and Ashes (Daniel Danis, Cendres de cailloux) | 
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French
| Category | Winner | Nominated | 
|---|---|---|
| Fiction |  Marie-Claire Blais, Soifs | 
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| Non-fiction |  Michel Freitag, Le Naufrage de l'université – Et autres essais d'épistémologie politique | 
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| Poetry |  Serge Patrice Thibodeau Le Quatuor de l'errance / La Traversée du désert | 
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| Drama |  Normand Chaurette, Le Passage de l'Indiana | 
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| Children's literature |  Gilles Tibo, Noémie – Le Secret de Madame Lumbago | 
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| Children's illustration | No award presented | |
| English to French translation |  Christiane Teasdale, Systèmes de survie – Dialogue sur les fondements moraux du commerce et de la politique | 
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References
- ↑ Philip Marchand, "Vanderhaeghe wins second fiction prize". Toronto Star, November 13, 1996.
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