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The Canada Council for the Arts presents the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Awards. Recipients from 2020 to 2023 will be honoured at a special gathering in Ottawa, Ontario, in spring 2024.
Winners
Fiction (English): Chrysalis: Stories by Anuja Varghese
Fiction (French): Galumpf by Marie Hélène Poitras
Poetry (English): Xanax Cowboy: Poems, by Hannah Green
Poetry (French): Atiku Utei : Le coeur du caribou by Rita Mestokosho
Drama (English): William Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’: A Radical Retelling, by Cliff Cardinal
Drama (French): Gros Gars by Mathieu Gosselin
Non-fiction (English): Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets, by Kyo Maclear
Non-fiction (French): Faux Rebelles : Les dérivés du « politiquement incorrect » by Philippe Bernier Arcand
Young People’s Literature – Text (English): The Probability of Everything, by Sarah Everett
Young People’s Literature – Text (French): L‘inoubliable by Lou Beauchesne
Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books (English): When You Can Swim, by Jack Wong
Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books (French): Le plus petit sauveur du monde by Samuel Larochelle, illustrations by Eve Patenaude
Translation (English): Rosa’s Very Own Personal Revolution, by Eric Dupont, translated by Peter McCambridge
Translation (French): Dans l’ombre du soleil : reflexions sur la race et les récits by Esi Edugyan, translated by Catherine Ego
About the Governor General’s Literary Awards
The Governor General’s Literary Awards (GGBooks) celebrate literature and inspire people to read books by creators from Canada. They provide finalists and winners with valuable recognition from peers and readers across the country.
Throughout the year, GGBooks partners organize events that feature the finalist and winning books. Whether it be readings, discussions or other original activities, they are all opportunities to discover the best of literature from Canada. Click here for a list of upcoming events!
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