2017 Governor General's Awards
Canadian literary award
The shortlisted nominees for the 2017 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 4, 2017,[1] and the winners were announced on November 1.[2]
English
Category | Winner | Nominated |
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Fiction | Joel Thomas Hynes, We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night[2] |
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Non-fiction | Graeme Wood, The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State[2] |
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Poetry | Richard Harrison, On Not Losing My Father's Ashes in the Flood[2] |
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Drama | Hiro Kanagawa, Indian Arm[2] |
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Children's literature | Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves[2] |
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Children's illustration | David Robertson and Julie Flett, When We Were Alone[2] |
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French to English translation | Oana Avasilichioaei, Readopolis (Bertrand Laverdure, Lectodôme)[2] |
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French
Category | Winner | Nominated |
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Fiction | Christian Guay-Poliquin, Le Poids de la neige[3] |
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Non-fiction | Serge Bouchard, Les Yeux tristes de mon camion[3] |
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Poetry | Louise Dupré, La Main hantée[3] |
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Drama | Sébastien David, Dimanche napalm[3] |
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Children's literature | Véronique Drouin, L'importance de Mathilde Poisson[3] |
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Children's illustration | Jacques Goldstyn, Azadah[3] |
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English to French translation | Daniel Poliquin, Un barbare en Chine nouvelle (Alexandre Trudeau, Barbarian Lost: Travels in the New China)[3] |
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References
- ^ "Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards". Montreal Gazette, October 4, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Joel Thomas Hynes, Cherie Dimaline win Governor General’s Literary Awards". Toronto Star, November 1, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Governor General Literary Awards announced: Joel Thomas Hynes wins top English fiction prize". CBC News, November 1, 2017.
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