2020 Governor General's Literary Awards winners

Tuesday, Jun 01, 2021 at 1:05pm

The winners of the 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced today.

The seven English-language winners are:

• Fiction: Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
• Nonfiction: This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart by Madhur Anand
• Poetry: Norma Jeane Baker of Troy by Anne Carson
• Young people's literature — text: The King of Jam Sandwiches by Eric Walters
• Young people's literature — illustrated books: The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers
• Translation: If You Hear Me by Pascale Quiviger, translated by Lazer Lederhendler
• Drama: Kamloopa: An Indigenous Matriarch Story by Kim Senklip Harvey

Congratulations to all of them!

The 2020 prizes were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 awards will be given out this fall. For more information on the Governor General's Literary Awards, please visit ggbooks.ca

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