 the 1996 governor general's awards for literary merit were presented on november 14, 1996. ==english language== fiction winner: *guy vanderhaeghe, the englishman's boy other finalists: *margaret atwood, alias grace *elisabeth harvor, let me be the one *janice kulyk keefer, the green library *cordelia strube, teaching pigs to sing *audrey thomas, coming down from wa poetry winner: *e. d. blodgett, apostrophes: woman at a piano other finalists: *elizabeth brewster, footnotes to the book of job *crispin elsted, climate and the affections *charles lillard, shadow weather *erin mourÃ©, search procedures drama winner: *colleen wagner, the monument other finalists: *wendy lill, the glace bay miners' museum *john mighton, the little years *michael o'brien, mad boy chronicle *betty quan, mother tongue non-fiction winner: *john ralston saul, the unconscious civilization other finalists: *roy macgregor, the home team â fathers, sons & hockey *t. f. rigelhof, a blue boy in a black dress *lake sagaris, after the first death: a journey through chile, time, mind *merilyn simonds, the convict lover: a true story children's literature â text winner: *paul yee, ghost train other finalists: *jan andrews, keri *david boyd, bottom drawer *gillian chan, glory days and other stories *don gillmor, the fabulous song children's literature â illustration winner: *eric beddows, the rooster's gift other finalists: *alan and lea daniel, sody salleratus *wang kui, the wise washerman â a folktale from burma *johnny wales, gruntle piggle takes off *werner zimmermann, whatever you do, don't go near that canoe! translation â from french to english winner: *linda gaboriau, stone and ashes other finalists: *sheila fischman, ostend *d.g. jones, for orchestra and solo poet *shelley tepperman, in vitro ==french language== fiction winner: *marie-claire blais,  other finalists: *nancy huston,  *roger magini,  *jocelyne saucier,  *lise vaillancourt,  poetry winner: *serge patrice  other finalists: *josÃ© acquelin,  *jean charlebois,  *hermÃ©nÃ©gilde chiasson,  *louise cotnoir,  drama winner: *normand chaurette
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