The shortlisted nominees for the 2013 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 2,[1] and the winners were announced on November 13.[2] Each winner will be awarded $25,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts.[1]
English
editCategory | Winner | Nominated |
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Fiction | Eleanor Catton, The Luminaries |
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Non-fiction | Sandra Djwa, A Journey with No Maps: A Life of P. K. Page |
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Poetry | Katherena Vermette, North End Love Songs |
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Drama | Nicolas Billon, Fault Lines: Three Plays |
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Children's literature | Teresa Toten, The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B |
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Children's illustration | Matt James, Northwest Passage |
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French to English translation | Donald Winkler, The Major Verbs (Pierre Nepveu, Les verbes majeurs) |
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French
editCategory | Winner | Nominated |
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Fiction | Stéphanie Pelletier, Quand les guêpes se taisent |
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Non-fiction | Yvon Rivard, Aimer, enseigner |
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Poetry | René Lapierre, Pour les désespérés seulement |
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Drama | Fanny Britt, Bienveillance |
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Children's literature | Geneviève Mativat, À l'ombre de la grande maison |
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Children's illustration | Isabelle Arsenault, Jane, le renard et moi |
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English to French translation | Sophie Voillot, L'enfant du jeudi (Alison Pick, Far to Go) |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Governor General Literary Award finalists announced". Vancouver Sun, October 2, 2013.
- ^ "Eleanor Catton wins Governor General’s Literary Award for The Luminaries". Toronto Star, November 13, 2013.