Governor General's Literary Award

From AwardAnnals

The Governor General's Literary Awards were first awarded in 1936 and have since grown to become one of Canada's most prestigious literary prizes. Awards are presented in both French and English in seven categories: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Drama, Children's Literature (Text), Children's Literature (Illustration), and Translation.

Books must be first edition trade books that have been written, translated or illustrated by Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. In the Translation category, the original work, written in French, must also be a Canadian-authored title. Peer assessment committees review all eligible titles in each of the seven categories. Composed of writers, critics and/or independent book professionals, the peer assessment committees examine the eligible books according to literary and artistic merit.

The awards were created by the Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir (John Buchan), himself the author of The Thirty-Nine Steps.

Beginning in 1951, the prize was $250 and has grown steadily over subsequent years. Currently, the award consists of $25,000 in prize money and a special edition of each winner's book, bound by Montreal bookbinder, Lise Dubois.

Category	Annals		Honor Rolls
Fiction	2009	Xall 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 all	Books	Authors

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October
14	GGLA shortlist
November
17	GGLA winner