Search Results by tag: Governor General's Literary Awards

GG Award winners include Cherie Dimaline, Joel Thomas Hynes

The winners of the 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards, the annual set of prizes recognizing the best Canadian books in English and French, have been announced. Newfoundland author and filmmaker Joel Thomas Hynes won the ... Read More »

November 1, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Kathleen Winter, Joel Thomas Hynes included in stylistically diverse Governor General’s fiction list

By Steven W. Beattie

It's official. There is no one title that has emerged as a favourite for English-language literary award juries in Canada. This morning, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the nominees for the Governor General's ... Read More »

October 4, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Giller finalists Madeleine Thien and Lazer Lederhendler win 2016 GG Awards

By Becky Robertson

The winners of this year's Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on Oct.25, among them‚ Vancouver author Madeleine Thien for her Scotiabank Giller Prize– and Man Booker Prize–shortlisted novel, Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Knopf Canada)‚ ... Read More »

October 25, 2016 | Filed under: Book news

“I’ve arrived at the age of nostalgia”: Guy Vanderhaeghe on aging, masculinity, and his GG–winning story collection

By Steven W. Beattie

"The problem with all large institutions," says Guy Vanderhaeghe, "is that they are essentially absurd." The Saskatchewan-based author of five novels and four collections of short fiction, Vanderhaeghe is almost jovial in the way he ... Read More »

October 30, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

Honours stack up for JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith’s Sidewalk Flowers

By Dory Cerny

It's been a banner week for Toronto author JonArno Lawson and illustrator Sydney Smith. Within hours of their book, Sidewalk Flowers, winning the Governor General's Literary Award in the illustrated book category on Oct. 27, ... Read More »

October 29, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Guy Vanderhaeghe, Robyn Sarah, Sydney Smith among 2015 Governor General’s Literary Awards winners

By Becky Robertson

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the winners of this year's Governor General's Literary Awards. The English-language recipients, each taking home a $25,000 award, are as follows: Fiction (Judged by Tammy Armstrong, Robert ... Read More »

October 28, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Helen Humphreys, Susin Nielsen among Governor General’s Literary Awards finalists

By Becky Robertson

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the finalists in seven categories for this year's Governor General’s Literary Awards. The winner in each category will be awarded $25,000, with the winning publishers each receiving ... Read More »

October 7, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Thomas King and Michael Harris give HarperCollins Canada Governor General’s double win

By Dory Cerny

It was a big morning for HarperCollins Canada and author Thomas King. Canada Council Director and CEO Simon Brault announced the winners of the 2014 Governor General's Literary Awards, including King, who claimed the English-language ... Read More »

November 18, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Governor General’s Literary Award shortlists feature Michael Crummey, Thomas King, and more

By Sue Carter

Award season continues with this year's shortlists for the 2014 Governor General's Literary Awards. In what may come as a surprise to those who follow Canadian literary awards (or who placed bets on the lists), ... Read More »

October 7, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Academic calls Eleanor Catton’s Governor General’s win “a literary scandal”

By Steven W. Beattie

When Eleanor Catton won the Governor General's Literary Award for English-language fiction earlier this week, she said that the winning book, an 850-page tome about the disappearance of a wealthy man during one of New ... Read More »

November 15, 2013 | Filed under: Authors

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Search Results by tag: Governor General's Literary Awards

GG Award winners include Cherie Dimaline, Joel Thomas Hynes

Kathleen Winter, Joel Thomas Hynes included in stylistically diverse Governor General’s fiction list

Awards: Giller finalists Madeleine Thien and Lazer Lederhendler win 2016 GG Awards

“I’ve arrived at the age of nostalgia”: Guy Vanderhaeghe on aging, masculinity, and his GG–winning story collection

Honours stack up for JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith’s Sidewalk Flowers

Guy Vanderhaeghe, Robyn Sarah, Sydney Smith among 2015 Governor General’s Literary Awards winners

Helen Humphreys, Susin Nielsen among Governor General’s Literary Awards finalists

Thomas King and Michael Harris give HarperCollins Canada Governor General’s double win

Governor General’s Literary Award shortlists feature Michael Crummey, Thomas King, and more

Academic calls Eleanor Catton’s Governor General’s win “a literary scandal”

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