Governor General’s Literary Award: English Adult Winners
The winners for the 2012 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced Tuesday. The awards are presented for adult and children's literature and both French and English categories are included. This is the list of winners and finalists in the English adult categories. The complete list of winners can be found on the Canada Council for the Arts website.
This year's winners are:
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| Fiction | Non-Fiction | Poetry | Drama |
Fiction
The Purchase by Linda Spalding
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Non-Fiction
Leonardo and the Last Supper by Ross King
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Poetry
Monkey Ranch by Julie Bruck
Drama
It is Solved by Walking by Catherine Banks
Fiction Finalists
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Dr. Brinkley's Tower by Robert Hough
The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam
The Juliet Stories by Carrie Snyder
Siege 13 by Tamas Dobozy
Non-Fiction Finalists
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Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis
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 Finalists
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Any Bright Horse by Lisa Pasold
Li'l Bastard by David McGimpsey
The New Measures by A.F. Moritz
Sailing to Babylon by James Pollock
Drama Finalists
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Brothel #9 by Anusree Roy
Drama: Pilot Episode by Karen Hines
Lost: A Memoir by Cathy Ostlere and Dennis Garnhum
The Romeo Initiative by Trina Davies
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