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 the event, the "Canada Council" and "Governor General's" awards have recognized writing in a French-language children's book every year from 1975.
[1][2] 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.