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Governor General's Literary Award Winners

Browse Governor General's Literary Award winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major award archive award categories.

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Recent Award Winners

Recent Governor General's Literary Award winning books across major categories.

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2015 Children's Literature

The Gospel Truth

Pignat, Caroline

Winner · Children's Literature

2015 Children's Illustration

Sidewalk Flowers

Lawson, JonArno

Winner · Children's Illustration

2015 Translation

Twenty-One Cardinals

Saucier, Jocelyne

Winner · Translation

2014 Children's Literature

When Everything Feels Like the Movies

Reid, Raziel

Winner · Children's Literature

2013 Fiction

The Luminaries

Catton, Eleanor

Winner · Fiction

2012 Translation

Mai at the Predators' Ball

Blais, Marie-Claire

Winner · Translation

Governor General's Literary Award Winners by Year

Each year page shows the full Governor General's Literary Award results for that year, grouped by category.

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Governor General's Literary Award Categories

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Children's Literature

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41 results across this category

Children's Illustration

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34 results across this category

Translation

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21 results across this category

Fiction

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19 results across this category

Children's Illustrated

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5 results across this category

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