Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature
The Governor General's Award for French-language children's writing is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a children's book written in French. It is one of four children's book awards among the Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit, one each for writers and illustrators of English- and French-language books. The Governor General's Awards program is administered by the Canada Council.
In name, this award is part of the Governor General's Award program only from 1987 but the four children's literature awards were established in 1975 under a Canada Council name. In the event, the "Canada Council" and "Governor General's" awards have recognized writing in a French-language children's book every year from 1975.
Canada Council Children's Literature Prize
In 1975 the Canada Council established four annual prizes of $5000 for the year's best English- and French-language children's books by Canadian writers and illustrators. Those "Canada Council Children's Literature Prizes" were continued under the "Governor General's Awards" rubric from 1987, and continue today. Among them the French-language writing prize was awarded every year from 1975.- 1975: Louise Aylwin, Raminagradu: Histoires ordinaires pour enfants extraordinaire
- 1976: Bernadette Renaud, Emilie, la baignoire à pattes
- 1977: Denise Houle, Lune de neige
- 1978: Ginette Anfousse, La chicane
- 1979: Gabrielle Roy, Courte-Queue, ill. François Olivier;
- 1980:, Hébert Luée
- 1981: Suzanne Martel, Nos amis robots;
- 1982: Ginette Anfousse, Fabien 1: Un loup pour Rose and Fabien 2: Une nuit au pays des malices
- 1983:, Hockeyeurs Cybernétiques
- 1984: Daniel Sernine, Le cercle violet
- 1985:, Casse-tête chinois
- 1986:, Le derneir des raisins
1980s
| Year | Author | Title |
| 1987 | and | Le Don |
| 1987 | Ginette Anfousse | Les catastrophes de Rosalie |
| 1987 | Denis Côté | Nocturnes pour Jessie |
| 1987 | Vincent Lauzon | Le pays à l'envers |
| 1988 | Michèle Marineau | Cassiopée ou l'Été polonais |
| 1988 | Denis Côté | Les prisonniers du zoo |
| 1988 | Cécile Gagnon | Châteaux de sable |
| 1988 | André Vanasse | Des Millions pour une chanson |
| 1989 | ' | Temps mort' |
| 1989 | Jacques Lazure | Le Domaine des Sans Yeux |
| 1989 | Joceline Sanschagrin | La Fille aux cheveux rouges |