2018 Governor General's Awards
{{Short description|Canadian literary award}}
The shortlisted nominees for the 2018 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 3, 2018,[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2018/10/03/miriam-toews-rawi-hage-in-running-for-25000-governor-generals-fiction-prize.html "Miriam Toews, Rawi Hage in running for $25,000 Governor General’s fiction prize"]. Toronto Star, October 3, 2018. and the winners were announced on October 30.
English
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|{{blue ribbon}} Sarah Henstra, The Red Word[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2018/10/30/book-about-campus-rape-and-an-indigenous-memoir-win-25000-governor-generals-literary-award.html "Book about campus rape and an Indigenous memoir win $25,000 Governor General’s Literary Award"]. Toronto Star, October 30. |
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align="center"| Non-fiction
|{{blue ribbon}} Darrel J. McLeod, Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age |
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align="center"| Poetry
|{{blue ribbon}} Cecily Nicholson, Wayside Sang |
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align="center"| Drama
|{{blue ribbon}} Jordan Tannahill, Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom |
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align="center"| Children's literature
|{{blue ribbon}} Jonathan Auxier, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster |
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align="center"| Children's illustration
|{{blue ribbon}} Jillian Tamaki, They Say Blue |
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align="center"| French to English translation
|{{blue ribbon}} Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott, Descent Into Night (Edem Awumey, Explication de la nuit) |
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French
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!width=15%|Category !width=30%|Winner !width=55%|Nominated |
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|{{blue ribbon}} Karoline Georges, De synthèse[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/540163/litterature-zoom-sur-les-prix-du-gouverneur-general-2018 "Zoom sur les prix du Gouverneur général 2018"], Le Devoir, October 30, 2018. |
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align="center"| Non-fiction
|{{blue ribbon}} Frédérick Lavoie, Avant l’après : voyages à Cuba avec George Orwell |
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align="center"| Poetry
|{{blue ribbon}} Michaël Trahan, La raison des fleurs |
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align="center"| Drama
|{{blue ribbon}} Anne-Marie Olivier, Venir au monde |
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align="center"| Children's literature
|{{blue ribbon}} Mario Brassard, Ferdinand F., 81 ans, chenille |
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align="center"| Children's illustration
|{{blue ribbon}} Marianne Dubuc, Le chemin de la montagne |
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align="center"| English to French translation
|{{blue ribbon}} Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Le monde selon Barney (Mordecai Richler, Barney's Version) |
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References
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External links
- [http://ggbooks.ca/ Governor General's Awards]
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