The Governor General’s Literary Awards (GGBooks) celebrate literature and inspire people to read books by creators from Canada. They provide finalists and winners with valuable recognition from peers and readers across the country.
Fiction
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Carleigh Baker
Neil Bissoondath
Jessica Westhead
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Edem Awumey
Danielle Dussault
Tassia Trifiatis-Tezgel
Poetry
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Mary Dalton
Moez Surani
Gillian Sze
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Mimi Haddam
Gabriel Osson
Judy Quinn
Drama
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Aaron Bushkowsky
Tai Amy Grauman
Julie Tamiko Manning
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Katrine Deniset
Isabelle Hubert
Gabriel Léger-Savard
Non-fiction
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KatłĮà Lafferty
Lorri Neilsen Glenn
Rinaldo Walcott
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Karim Akouche
Martine Jacquot
Julie Kurtness
Young People’s Literature – Text
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Cheryl Foggo
June Hur
Tom Ryan
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Cheyda Haramein
Jean-François Sénéchal
Danièle Simpson
Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books
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Marianne Ferrer
Lee Edward Födi
Mahak Jain
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Julien Chung
Andrée Lévesque-Sioui
Translation
Groundwood Books Ltd.; translation of Seuls, by Paul Tom
Éditions Alto; translation of We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky, by Emma Hooper
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Bilal Hashmi
Melissa Bull
Pablo Strauss
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Rose Després
Benoit Laflamme
Marie-Thé Morin
Publishers can submit works they consider to be outstanding. The guidelines and eligibility requirements are accessible through the button below.