Governor General's Literary Award2002

Given by Canada Council for the Arts

Other Names: Prix du Gouverneur général (French)
36 Works 5,417 Books 140 Reviews ½ 3.6
Each year, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada collaborate to honour the finest in Canadian literature. The categories are: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, show more children’s literature (text and illustration) and translation. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (797), Honour Book (15), Finalist (1,593), Shortlist (5), Nominee (3)
Categories:
All, Children's Literature (3), Children's Literature-French (5), Children's Literature-Illustration (24), Children's Literature-Illustration, Stéphane Jorisch, illustrator (1), Children's literature (8), Children's literature, French (2), Children’s Literature — Illustration (English) (1), Children’s Literature — Illustration (French) (1), Citation, Juvenile (1), Drama (4), Drama (?) (2), Drama (English) (72), Drama (French) (52), English Children's Literature – Text (4), Essays (English) (1), Essays (French) (4), Fiction (English) (243), Fiction (French) (76), French to English translation (107), Honour Book Children's Literature-Illustration (1), Juvenile (8), Littérature jeunesse - illustrations & Littérature jeunesse - texte (1), Non-fiction (English) (260), Non-fiction (French) (54), Poetry (3), Poetry (English) (96), Poetry (French) (50), Poetry or Drama (53), Poésie et théâtre (16), Romans et nouvelles (12), Translation (9), Translation (English to French) (150), Translation (French to English) (57), Translation (French to Englsih) (1), Vols. 1 & 2, Non-fiction (1), Young People's Literature - Illustrated Books (4), Young People's Literature - Text (4), Young People's Literature - Text (English) (1), Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books (24), Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books (English) (19), Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books (French) (40), Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books, French (1), Young People’s Literature — Text (49), Young People’s Literature — Text (English) (17), Young People’s Literature — Text (French) (40), Études et essais (21), No Category (13)
Years:
All, 2023 (70), 2022 (70), 2021 (30), 2020 (30), 2019 (46), 2018 (43), 2017 (38), 2016 (42), 2015 (31), 2014 (40), 2013 (39), 2012 (39), 2011 (44), 2010 (42), 2009 (32), 2008 (31), 2007 (33), 2006 (32), 2005 (31), 2004 (28), 2003 (32), 2002 (36), 2001 (35), 2000 (27), 1999 (27), 1998 (28), 1997 (31), 1996 (42), 1995 (29), 1994 (28), 1993 (28), 1992 (29), 1991 (30), 1990 (28), 1989 (22), 1988 (26), 1987 (27), 1986 (14), 1985 (14), 1984 (15), 1983 (13), 1982 (12), 1981 (10), 1980 (11), 1979 (10), 1978 (6), 1977 (6), 1976 (6), 1975 (6), 1974 (7), 1973 (6), 1972 (6), 1971 (6), 1970 (10), 1969 (7), 1968 (7), 1967 (6), 1966 (6), 1965 (5), 1964 (6), 1963 (6), 1962 (6), 1961 (5), 1960 (5), 1959 (4), 1958 (5), 1957 (5), 1956 (5), 1955 (5), 1954 (5), 1953 (5), 1952 (5), 1951 (4), 1950 (5), 1949 (5), 1948 (5), 1947 (4), 1946 (4), 1945 (4), 1944 (4), 1943 (4), 1942 (4), 1941 (3), 1940 (3), 1939 (3), 1938 (3), 1937 (3), 1936 (2)

Winner 14

WorkCategoryYear
003-L'OISEAU DE PASSAGE by Hélène VachonChildren's Literature-French2002
Alphabeasts by Wallace EdwardsChildren's Literature-Illustration2002
The Grand Journey of Mr. Man by Gilles TiboChildren's Literature-Illustration2002
Le langue-à-Langue des chiens de roche by Daniel DanisDrama (French)2002
A Song for Nettie Johnson by Gloria SawaiFiction (English)2002
La gloire de Cassiodore: Roman by Monique LaRueFiction (French)2002
The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon (Korean Folk Tales) by Janie Jaehyun ParkHonour Book Children's Literature-Illustration2002
Saboteurs: Wiebo Ludwig's War Against Big Oil by Andrew NikiforukNon-fiction (English)2002
mark twain et la parole noire by Judith LavoieNon-fiction (French)2002
Surrender (Mercury Press poetry) by Roy MikiPoetry (English)2002
Humains paysages en temps de paix relativePoetry (French)2002
A History of Celibacy by Elizabeth AbbottTranslation (English to French)2002
Thunder and Light by Marie-Claire BlaisTranslation (French to English)2002
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl by Martha BrooksYoung People’s Literature — Text2002

Honour Book 7

WorkCategoryYear
Unity (1918) by Kevin KerrDrama (?)2002
The shooting stage by Michael Lewis MacLennanDrama (?)2002
The Gwendolyn Poems by Claudia DeyDrama (English)2002
Je me souviens by Lorena GaleDrama (French)2002
Exile: A Novel by Ann IrelandFiction (English)2002
Bogman's Music by Tammy ArmstrongPoetry (English)2002
Douze bêtes aux chemises de l'homme : poésie by Tania LanglaisPoetry (French)2002

Finalist 29

WorkCategoryYear
003-L'OISEAU DE PASSAGE by Hélène VachonChildren's Literature-French2002
Alphabeasts by Wallace EdwardsChildren's Literature-Illustration2002
The Grand Journey of Mr. Man by Gilles TiboChildren's Literature-Illustration2002
Le langue-à-Langue des chiens de roche by Daniel DanisDrama (French)2002
A Song for Nettie Johnson by Gloria SawaiFiction (English)2002
The Case of Lena S. by David BergenFiction (English)2002
The Navigator of New York by Wayne JohnstonFiction (English)2002
Unless by Carol ShieldsFiction (English)2002
La gloire de Cassiodore: Roman by Monique LaRueFiction (French)2002
The Milky Way by Louise DupréFrench to English translation2002
Larry Volt (Tidelines) by Pierre TourangeauFrench to English translation2002
Impromptu on Nuns' Island by Michel TremblayFrench to English translation2002
Twelve Opening Acts by Michel TremblayFrench to English translation2002
The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon (Korean Folk Tales) by Janie Jaehyun ParkHonour Book Children's Literature-Illustration2002
Saboteurs: Wiebo Ludwig's War Against Big Oil by Andrew NikiforukNon-fiction (English)2002
Possessing Genius: The Bizarre Odyssey of Einstein's Brain by Carolyn AbrahamNon-fiction (English)2002
Starting Out in the Afternoon by Jill FrayneNon-fiction (English)2002
When Words Deny the World by Stephen HenighanNon-fiction (English)2002
Vis à vis : fieldnotes on poetry & wilderness by Don McKayNon-fiction (English)2002
mark twain et la parole noire by Judith LavoieNon-fiction (French)2002
Surrender (Mercury Press poetry) by Roy MikiPoetry (English)2002
Humains paysages en temps de paix relativePoetry (French)2002
A History of Celibacy by Elizabeth AbbottTranslation (English to French)2002
The politics of the imagination: A life of F.R. Scott by Sandra DjwaTranslation (English to French)2002
Berlin in autumn: The philosopher in old age (Doreen B. Townsend Center occasional papers) by Michael IgnatieffTranslation (English to French)2002
The Rights Revolution (Massey Lectures series) by Michael IgnatieffTranslation (English to French)2002
The Nature of Economies by Jane JacobsTranslation (English to French)2002
Thunder and Light by Marie-Claire BlaisTranslation (French to English)2002
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl by Martha BrooksYoung People’s Literature — Text2002

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Each year, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada collaborate to honour the finest in Canadian literature. The categories are: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, children’s literature (text and illustration) and translation. (English, Member-written)
Each year, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada collaborate to honour the finest in Canadian literature. The categories are: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, children’s literature (text and illustration) and translation (English, Member-written)

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