Governor General’s Awards: Nominees for Adult English Categories
The finalists for the 2012 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on October 2. The awards are presented for adult and children's literature and both French and English categories are included. This is the list of adult English finalists. The complete list of nominees can be found on the Canada Council for the Arts website.
Fiction
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Dr. Brinkley's Tower by Robert Hough
The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam
The Juliet Stories by Carrie Snyder
The Purchase by Linda Spalding
Siege 13 by Tamas Dobozy
Non-Fiction
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Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis
Leonardo and the Last Supper by Ross King
The Pursuit of Perfection: a Life of Celia Franca by Carol Bishop-Gwyn
A Thousand Farewells: a Reporter's Journey from Refugee Camp to Arab Spring by Nahlah Ayed
What We Talk About When We Talk About War by Noah Richler
Poetry
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Any Bright Horse by Lisa Pasold
Li'l Bastard by David McGimpsey
Monkey Ranch by Julie Bruck
The New Measures by A.F. Moritz
Sailing to Babylon by James Pollock
Drama
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Brothel #9 by Anusree Roy
Drama: Pilot Episode by Karen Hines
It is Solved by Walking by Catherine Banks
Lost: A Memoir by Cathy Ostlere and Dennis Garnhum
The Romeo Initiative by Trina Davies
The winners will be announced on November 13.




















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