2014 Governor General’s Literary Awards: Winners Announced

November 18, 2014 | Book Buzz | Comments (0)

The Governor General's Literary Awards winners were announced on November 18, 2014. Awards were presented in fourteen different categories for both English and French authors and in categories for adults and children.

Drama:

Age of minority God in need of help Secret mask That elusive spark

Winner:

Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays by Jordan Tannahill

Finalists:

A God in Need of Help by Sean Dixon

The Secret Mask by Rick Chafe

That Elusive Spark by Janet Munsil

 Fiction:

The back of the turtle Juliet was a surprise My october The opening sky Sweetland

Winner:

The Back of the Turtle by Thomas King
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Finalists:

Juliet was a Surprise by Bill Gaston
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My October by Claire Holden Rothman
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The Opening Sky by Joan Thomas
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Sweetland by Michael Crummey
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Non-Fiction

The end of absence Know the night The oil man and the sea Up ghost river

Winner:

The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection by Michael Harris

Finalists:

Know the Night: A Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours by Maria Mutch

The Oil Man and the Sea: Navigating the Northern Gateway by Arno Kopecky

Up Ghost River: A Chief's Journey through the Turbulent Waters of Native History by Edmund Metatawabin with Alexandra Shimo

Poetry:

Lake of two mountains Leaving howe island Light light Night vision Prologue for the age of consequence

Winner:

Lake of Two Mountains by Arleen Paré

Finalists:

Leaving Howe Island by Sadiqa de Meijer

Light Light by Julie Joosten

Night Vision by Christopher Levenson

Prologue for the Age of Consequence by Garth Martens

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