All 1938 Book Awards

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Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction

Swiss Sonata Gwethalyn GrahamSwiss Sonata Gwethalyn Graham

Swiss Sonata

Gwethalyn Graham

Governor General’s Literary Award – Non-fiction

Canadian Mosaic John Murray GibbonCanadian Mosaic John Murray Gibbon

Canadian Mosaic

John Murray Gibbon

Governor General’s Literary Award – Poetry

By Stubborn Stars Kenneth LeslieBy Stubborn Stars Kenneth Leslie

By Stubborn Stars

Kenneth Leslie

Pulitzer Prize – Biography or Autobiography

Andrew Jackson, 2 vols. Marquis JamesAndrew Jackson, 2 vols. Marquis James

Andrew Jackson, 2 vols.

Marquis James

Pulitzer Prize – Fiction

The Late George Apley John Phillips MarquandThe Late George Apley John Phillips Marquand

The Late George Apley

John Phillips Marquand

Pulitzer Prize – History

The Road to Reunion, 1865–1900

Paul Herman Buck

Pulitzer Prize – Poetry

Cold Morning Sky

Marya Zaturenska

Caldecott – Picture Book

Animals of the Bible

Dorothy P. Lathrop

Carnegie Medal – Children’s

The Circus is Coming

Noel Streatfeild

Newbery Medal – Children’s

The White Stag

Kate Seredy