Canadian literature

Canadian literature may be divided in two parts, somewhat like a tree with two great roots. One root is the deeply buried culture of France. The other is just as deeply buried in the traditions of England. One part of Canadian literature is written in French, the other in English. But the branches of this tree are purely Canadian. Authors and readers of each literature are gaining more and more knowledge of the other, in the original or in translation.

Awards

There are a number of notable Canadian awards for literature:

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• Books in Canada First Novel Award for the best first novel of the year
• 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

Awards For Children and Young Adult Literature

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• R.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. 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