2012 Governor General's Awards
{{Short description|Canadian literary award}}
The shortlisted nominees for the 2012 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 11, and the winners were announced on November 13.
English
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!width=15%|Category !width=30%|Winner !width=55%|Nominated |
align="center"| Fiction
|{{blue ribbon}} Linda Spalding, The Purchase |
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align="center"| Non-fiction
|{{blue ribbon}} Ross King, Leonardo and the Last Supper |
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align="center"| Poetry
|{{blue ribbon}} Julie Bruck, Monkey Ranch |
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align="center"| Drama
|{{blue ribbon}} Catherine Banks, It Is Solved By Walking |
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align="center"| Children's literature
|{{blue ribbon}} Susin Nielsen, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen |
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align="center"| Children's illustration
|{{blue ribbon}} Isabelle Arsenault, Virginia Wolf |
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align="center"| French to English translation
|{{blue ribbon}} Nigel Spencer, Mai at the Predator's Ball (Marie-Claire Blais, Mai au bal des prédateurs) |
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French
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!width=15%|Category !width=30%|Winner !width=55%|Nominated |
align="center"| Fiction
|{{blue ribbon}} France Daigle, Pour sûr |
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align="center"| Non-fiction
|{{blue ribbon}} Normand Chaurette, Comment tuer Shakespeare |
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align="center"| Poetry
|{{blue ribbon}} Maude Smith Gagnon, Un drap. Une place. |
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align="center"| Drama
|{{blue ribbon}} Geneviève Billette, Contre le temps |
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align="center"| Children's literature
|{{blue ribbon}} Aline Apostolska, Un été d'amour et de cendres |
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align="center"| Children's illustration
|{{blue ribbon}} Élise Gravel, La clé à molette |
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align="center"| English to French translation
|{{blue ribbon}} Alain Roy, Glenn Gould (Mark Kingwell) |
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100107185132/http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/ggla Governor General's Awards]
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