Ethel Wilson - Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

For her contribution to Canadian literature, Wilson was awarded the Canada Council Medal in 1961 and the Royal Society of Canada's Lorne Pierce Medal in 1964. In 1970, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for her contribution to Canadian literature".

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