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GG 2012 English Winner and Finalists

Fiction
Poetry
Drama
Non-fiction
Children's Text
Children's Illustration
Translation

Linda Spalding

Winner

The Purchase

Linda Spalding | Fiction

Cover: Siege 13 by Tamas Dobozy

Siege 13

Tamas Dobozy | Fiction

Cover: Dr. Brinkley’s Tower by Robert Hough

Dr. Brinkley’s Tower

Robert Hough | Fiction

Cover of The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam

The Headmaster’s Wager

Vincent Lam | Fiction

Cover: The Juliet Stories by Carrie Snyder

The Juliet Stories

Carrie Snyder | Fiction

Julie Bruck

Winner

Monkey Ranch

Julie Bruck | Poetry

Cover: Li’l Bastard by David McGimpsey

Li’l Bastard

David McGimpsey | Poetry

Cover: The New Measures by A. F. Moritz

The New Measures

A. F. Moritz | Poetry

Cover: Any Bright Horse by Lisa Pasold

Any Bright Horse

Lisa Pasold | Poetry

Cover: Sailing to Babylon by James Pollock

Sailing to Babylon

James Pollock | Poetry

Catherine Banks

Winner

It is Solved by Walking

Catherine Banks | Drama

Cover: The Romeo Initiatives by Trina Davies

The Romeo Initiative

Trina Davies | Drama

Cover: Drama: Pilot Episode by Karen Hines

Drama: Pilot Episode

Karen Hines | Drama

Cover: Lost: A Memoir by Cathy Ostlere and Dennis Garnhum

Lost: A Memoir

Cathy Ostlere and Dennis Garnhum | Drama

Cover: Brothel #9 by Anusree Roy

Brothel #9

Anusree Roy | Drama

Ross King

Winner

Leonardo and the Last Supper

Ross King | Non-fiction

Cover: The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca by Carol Bishop-Gwyn

The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca

Carol Bishop-Gwyn | Non-fiction

Cover: A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter’s Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring by Katty Maurey

A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter’s Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring

Nahlah Ayed | Non-fiction

Cover: What We Talk About When We Talk About War by Noah Richler

What We Talk About When We Talk About War

Noah Richler | Non-fiction

Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest

Wade Davis | Non-fiction

Susin Nielsen

Winner

The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen

Susin Nielsen | Children's Text

Cover: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Seraphina

Rachel Hartman | Children's Text

Cover: The Grave Robber’s Apprentice by Allan Stratton

The Grave Robber’s Apprentice

Allan Stratton | Children's Text

Cover: The Umbrella by Judd Palmer

The Umbrella

Judd Palmer | Children's Text

Cover: Under the Moon by Deborah Kerbel

Under the Moon

Deborah Kerbel | Children's Text

Isabelle Arsenault

Winner

Virginia Wolf

Isabelle Arsenault | Children's Illustration

Cover: House Held Up by Trees, illustrated by Jon Klassen

House Held Up by Trees

Jon Klassen | Children's Illustration

Cover: Big City Bees, illustrated by Renné Benoit

Big City Bees

Renné Benoit | Children's Illustration

Cover: In the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps it Up, illustrated by David Parkins

In the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps it Up

David Parkins | Children's Illustration

Cover: Picture a Tree, illustrated by Barbara Reid

Picture a Tree

Barbara Reid | Children's Illustration

Nigel Spencer

Winner

Mai at the Predators’ Ball

Nigel Spencer | Translation

Cover: Mafia Inc.: The Long, Bloody Reign of Canada’s Sicilian Clan by Michael Gilson

Mafia Inc.: The Long, Bloody Reign of Canada’s Sicilian Clan

Michael Gilson | Translation

Cover: Ru by Sheila Fischman

Ru

Sheila Fischman | Translation

Cover: The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs & Thinking of Yu by John Murrell

The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs & Thinking of Yu

John Murrell | Translation

Cover: The List by Shelley Tepperman

The List

Shelley Tepperman | Translation

GG 2012 French Winner and Finalists

Fiction
Poetry
Drama
Non-fiction
Children's Text
Children's Illustration
Translation

France Daigle

Winner

Pour sûr

France Daigle | Fiction

Cover: La main d’Iman by Ryad Assani-Razaki

La main d'Iman

Ryad Assani-Razaki | Fiction

Cover: Les truites à mains nues by Charles Bolduc

Les truites à mains nues

Charles Bolduc | Fiction

Cover: Les derniers jours de Smokey Nelson by Catherine Mavrikakis

Les derniers jours de Smokey Nelson

Catherine Mavrikakis | Fiction

Cover: Oss by Audrée Wilhelmy

Oss

Audrée Wilhelmy | Fiction

Maude Smith Gagnon

Winner

Un drap. Une place.

Maude Smith Gagnon | Poetry

Cover: Souffles by Fredric Gary Comeau

Souffles

Fredric Gary Comeau | Poetry

Cover: Anatomie de l’objet by Corinne Chevarier

Anatomie de l’objet

Corinne Chevarier | Poetry

Cover: Cœurs, comme livres d’amour by Hélène Dorion

Cœurs, comme livres d’amour

Hélène Dorion | Poetry

Cover: Tomahawk by Christian Saint-Germain

Tomahawk

Christian Saint-Germain
| Poetry

Geneviève Billette

Winner

Contre le temps

Geneviève Billette | Drama

Cover: Billy [Les jours de hurlement] by Fabien Cloutier

Billy [Les jours de hurlement]

Fabien Cloutier | Drama

Cover: D pour Dieu? by Simon Boudreault

D pour-Dieu

Simon Boudreault | Drama

Cover: La chair et autres fragments de l’amour by Evelyne de la Chenelière

La chair et autres fragments de l’amour

Evelyne de la Chenelière | Drama

Cover: Dissidents by Philippe Ducros

Dissidents

Philippe Ducros | Drama

Normand Chaurette

Winner

Comment tuer Shakespeare

Normand Chaurette | Non-fiction

Cover: Gaston Miron : la vie d’un homme by Pierre Nepveu

Gaston Miron : la vie d’un homme

Pierre Nepveu | Non-fiction

Cover: Méditation et vision de l’essai : Roland Barthes, Milan Kundera et Jacques Brault by Pascal Riendeau

Méditation et vision de l’essai : Roland Barthes, Milan Kundera et Jacques Brault

Pascal Riendeau | Non-fiction

Cover: La révélation inachevée : le personnage à l’épreuve de la vérité romanesque by Yannick Roy

La révélation inachevée : le personnage à l’épreuve de la vérité romanesque

Yannick Roy | Non-fiction

Aline Apostolska

Winner

Un été d’amour et de cendres

Aline Apostolska | Children's Text

Cover: Le coup de la girafe by Camille Bouchard

Le coup de la girafe

Camille Bouchard | Children's Text

Cover: La chute de Sparte by Biz

La chute de Sparte

Biz (has withdrawn
from the competition)
| Children's Text

Cover: Hò by François Gravel

Hò

François Gravel | Children's Text

Cover: Quand j’étais chien, illustrated by Katty Maurey

Quand j’étais chien

Louise Bombardier | Children's Text

Élise Gravel

Winner

La clé à molette

Élise Gravel | Children's Illustration

Cover: Lapin-Chagrin et les jours d’Elko, illustrated by Marion Arbona

Lapin-Chagrin et les jours d’Elko

Marion Arbona | Children's Illustration

Cover: Quand j’étais chien, illustrated by Katty Maurey

Quand j’étais chien

Katty Maurey | Children's Illustration

Cover: La ronde des mois, illustrated by Émilie Leduc

La ronde des mois

Émilie Leduc | Children's Illustration

Cover: Giroflée Pois-Cassé, illustrated by Manon Gauthier

Giroflée Pois-Cassé

Manon Gauthier | Children's Illustration

Alain Roy

Winner

Glenn Gould

Alain Roy | Translation

Cover: Un adieu à la musique by Sophie Cardinal-Corriveau

Un adieu à la musique

Sophie Cardinal-Corriveau | Translation

Cover: Une maison dans les nuages by Dominique Fortier

Une maison dans les nuages

Dominique Fortier | Translation

Cover: Irma Voth by Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné

Irma Voth

Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné | Translation

Cover: La petite cousine de Freud by Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné

La petite cousine de Freud

Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné | Translation

News and Events

November 13, 2012 | Event
2012 Winners Announcement
November 13, 2012 | News Release
The Canada Council for the Arts announces the 2012 Governor General’s Literary Award winners

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