Governor General's Literary Award2014

Given by Canada Council for the Arts

Other Names: Prix du Gouverneur général (French)
40 Works 7,092 Books 506 Reviews ½ 3.8
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
Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays by Jordan TannahillDrama (English)2014
Small talk by Carole FréchetteDrama (French)2014
Tenir tête by Gabriel Nadeau-DuboisEssays (French)2014
The Back Of The Turtle by Thomas KingFiction (English)2014
Boundary: The Last Summer by Andree MichaudFiction (French)2014
The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We’ve Lost in a World of Constant Connection by Michael HarrisNon-fiction (English)2014
Lake of Two Mountains by Arleen ParéPoetry (English)2014
Anarchy of Light by José AcquelinPoetry (French)2014
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas KingTranslation (English to French)2014
Paul-Emile Borduas by François-Marc GagnonTranslation (French to English)2014
This One Summer by Mariko TamakiYoung People’s Literature — Illustrated Books2014
The Lion and the Bird by Marianne DubucYoung People’s Literature — Illustrated Books (French)2014
When everything feels like the movies by Raziel ReidYoung People’s Literature — Text2014
Le jardin d'Amsterdam : roman by Linda AmyotYoung People’s Literature — Text (French)2014

Finalist 40

WorkCategoryYear
Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays by Jordan TannahillDrama (English)2014
The Secret Mask by Rick ChafeDrama (English)2014
A God in Need of Help by Sean DixonDrama (English)2014
That Elusive Spark by Janet MunsilDrama (English)2014
Small talk by Carole FréchetteDrama (French)2014
Tenir tête by Gabriel Nadeau-DuboisEssays (French)2014
The Back Of The Turtle by Thomas KingFiction (English)2014
Sweetland by Michael CrummeyFiction (English)2014
Juliet Was a Surprise by Bill GastonFiction (English)2014
My October by Claire Holden RothmanFiction (English)2014
The Opening Sky by Joan ThomasFiction (English)2014
Boundary: The Last Summer by Andree MichaudFiction (French)2014
Christina, The Girl King by Michel Marc BouchardFrench to English translation2014
Wonder by Dominique FortierFrench to English translation2014
And Slowly Beauty by Michel NadeauFrench to English translation2014
Guyana by Élise TurcotteFrench to English translation2014
The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We’ve Lost in a World of Constant Connection by Michael HarrisNon-fiction (English)2014
The Oil Man and the Sea: A Modern Misadventure on the Pacific Tanker Route by Arno KopeckyNon-fiction (English)2014
Know the Night: A Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours by Maria MutchNon-fiction (English)2014
Lake of Two Mountains by Arleen ParéPoetry (English)2014
Light Light by Julie JoostenPoetry (English)2014
Prologue for the Age of Consequence by Garth MartensPoetry (English)2014
Leaving Howe Island by Sadiqa de MeijerPoetry (English)2014
Anarchy of Light by José AcquelinPoetry (French)2014
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas KingTranslation (English to French)2014
The Printmaker's Daughter: A Novel by Katherine GovierTranslation (English to French)2014
A Short History of Indians in Canada: Stories by Thomas KingTranslation (English to French)2014
April Fool's Day: A Novel (P.S.) by Josip NovakovichTranslation (English to French)2014
The Blondes: A Novel by Emily SchultzTranslation (English to French)2014
Paul-Emile Borduas by François-Marc GagnonTranslation (French to English)2014
This One Summer by Mariko TamakiYoung People’s Literature — Illustrated Books2014
Once Upon a Memory by Nina LadenYoung People’s Literature — Illustrated Books2014
Julia, Child by Kyo MaclearYoung People’s Literature — Illustrated Books2014
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri UegakiYoung People’s Literature — Illustrated Books2014
The Lion and the Bird by Marianne DubucYoung People’s Literature — Illustrated Books (French)2014
When everything feels like the movies by Raziel ReidYoung People’s Literature — Text2014
The Night Gardener by Jonathan AuxierYoung People’s Literature — Text2014
Jeremy Stone by Lesley ChoyceYoung People’s Literature — Text2014
Skraelings: Clashes in the Old Arctic by Rachel Qitsualik-TinsleyYoung People’s Literature — Text2014
Le jardin d'Amsterdam : roman by Linda AmyotYoung People’s Literature — Text (French)2014

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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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