2014 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2014 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 7, 2014,[1] and the winners were announced on November 18.[2] Each winner was awarded $25,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts.
English
[edit]| Category | Winner | Nominated |
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| Fiction |  Thomas King, The Back of the Turtle[2]
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| Non-fiction | Michael Harris, The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection[2]
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| Poetry | Arleen Paré, Lake of Two Mountains[2]
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| Drama | Jordan Tannahill, Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays[2]
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| Children's literature | Raziel Reid, When Everything Feels Like the Movies[2]
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| Children's illustration | Jillian Tamaki, This One Summer[2]
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| French to English translation | Peter Feldstein, Paul-Émile Borduas: A Critical Biography (François-Marc Gagnon, Paul-Émile Borduas (1905-1960) : biographie critique et analyse de l'œuvre)[2]
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French
[edit]| Category | Winner | Nominated |
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| Fiction | Andrée A. Michaud, Bondrée[2]
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| Non-fiction | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, Tenir tête[2]
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| Poetry | José Acquelin, Anarchie de la lumière[2]
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| Drama | Carole Fréchette, Small Talk[2]
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| Children's literature | Linda Amyot, Le jardin d'Amsterdam[2]
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| Children's illustration | Marianne Dubuc, Le lion et l'oiseau[2]
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| English to French translation | Daniel Poliquin, L'Indien malcommode: un portrait inattendu des Autochtones d'Amérique du Nord (Thomas King, The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America)[2]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled". The Globe and Mail, October 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Thomas King wins Governor General’s award for fiction". The Globe and Mail, November 18, 2014.