Governor General's Literary Awards
The Governor General's Literary Awards are given annually to the best English-language and the best French-language book in each of the seven categories of Fiction, Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama, Children's Literature (text), Children's Literature (illustration) and Translation (from French to English). Each laureate receives $15,000 and a specially crafted copy of the winning book. In addition, publishers of winning titles receive a $3,000 grant for the promotion of the prize-winning book. Non-winning finalists each receive $1,000.
For a list of the winning and nominated Children's and Young Adult books Click Here
This is a selection of our Governor General's Literary Awards section. To find a specific book or author, or just to browse, please use the search box.
All Our Wonder Unavenged -
trade paperback
Winner of the 2007 Governor General's Literary Awards for Poetry.A poet of osmosis explores the implicit relationship between matter and spirit, the interconnectedness of the universe.
In his fi...
The December Man (L'Homme de Decembre) -
trade paperback
Winner of the 2007 Governor General's Literary Awards for Drama.
In the aftermath of the 1989 Montreal Massacre, Benoît and Kathleen do everything they can to help their beloved son cope with hi...
Divisadero -
hardcover
Shortlisted for the 2007 Giller Prize.Winner of the 2007 Governor General's Literary Awards for Fiction.From the celebrated author of The English Patient and In the Skin of a Lion comes a remarkabl...
I've Got a Home in Glory Land -
trade paperback
Winner of the 2007 Governor General's Literary Awards for Non-fiction.This epic story is the first entirely original biography of a fugitive slave couple since the 19th century.
I’ve Got a Home...
The Golden Spruce -
trade paperback
Winner of the 2006 Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize.Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction.The Golden Spruce is the story of a glorious natural wonder, the man...
I Still Love You -
Trade Paperback
Winner of the 2006 Governor General's Literary Awards for Drama.MacIvor’s anthology of five plays is as impressive in its consistency as in its diversity. His is a compassionate yet edgy world view...
The Law of Dreams -
trade paperback
Finalist for the 2007 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction PrizeWinner of the 2006 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction.
The Law of Dreams is gorgeously written, Homeric in scope, and haunting i...
Stumbling in the Bloom -
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Winner of the 2006 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry.The poems in Stumbling in the Bloom engage the ever-present enticements and entanglements of beauty on life’s, and art’s, home ground...
A Perfect Night to Go to China -
trade paperback
Winner of the 2005 Governor General Literary Award for Fiction. This astonishing novel – unlike anything Gilmour has ever written before – begins with a parent's worst nightmare: the disappearance ...
The Crazy Man -
children's paperback
2005 Governor General's Award winner for text. 2006 winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children award. For Emaline, losing her father, her dog and her health because...
Half Life -
trade paperback
Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama.We're sorry, but this title is not currently available.John Mighton’s unforgettable drama describes a love affair between two elderly ...
Imagine a Day -
children's hardcover
Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature - Illustration.Imagine a day when your swing swings you higher than the highest treetops. Imagine a day when you can ...
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