The Canada Council
for the Arts will soon present
the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Awards
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.
Finalists announcement
On October 8, 2024, a new list of GGBooks finalists will be announced.
Winners announcement
On November 13, 2024, the winning books will be announced.
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The most notable books of 2023
2023 English-language finalists 2023 French-language finalists
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
Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees
Groundwood Books Ltd.; translation of Seuls, by Paul Tom
Nʼayons pas peur du ciel
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
Visit the 2023 GGBooks partner websites to find the year’s most notable books.
Media partners
The Canada Council for the Arts thanks the GGBooks media partners for contributing to the promotion of literature from Canada.
Submitting a book
Publishers can submit works they consider to be outstanding. The guidelines and eligibility requirements are accessible through the button below.