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Awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Governor General's Literary Awards were established in 1936 to recognize the best in Canadian writing. Awards are given in a variety of categories, including Best Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Non-Fiction, and Children's Literature.

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Past winners

2010 Fiction

Cool Water

Dianne Warren

Kim Thúy

2010 Poetry

Boxing the Compass

Richard Greene

effleurés de lumière

Danielle Fournier

2010 Drama

Porc-épic

David Paquet

2010 Non-fiction

C'est ma seigneurie que je réclame : la lutte des Hurons de Lorette pour la seig

Michel Lavoie

2010 Children's literature-text

Fishtailing

Wendy Phillips

Rose : derrière le rideau de la folie

Élise Turcotte

2010 Children's literature-illustration

Cats' Night Out

Jon Klassen

Rose : derrière le rideau de la folie

Daniel Sylvestre

2010 Translation

Le cafard

Sophie Voillot

2009 Fiction

The Mistress of Nothing

Kate Pullinger

Le discours sur la tombe de l’idiot

Julie Mazzieri

2009 Poetry

The Fly in Autumn

David Zieroth

Thérèse pour joie et orchestre

Hélène Monette

2009 Drama

Where the Blood Mixes

Kevin Loring

Le bruit des os qui craquent

Suzanne Lebeau

2009 Non-fiction

A Place Within: Rediscovering India

M.G. Vassanji

Pointe Maligne : l’infiniment oubliée

Nicole V. Champeau

2009 Children's literature-text

Greener Grass

Caroline Pignat

Harvey

Hervé Bouchard

2009 Children's literature-illustration

Bella's Tree

Jirina Marton

Harvey

Janice Nadeau

2009 Translation

Pieces of Me

Susan Ouriou

Le miel d’Harar

Paule Noyart

2008 Fiction

The Origin of Species

Nino Ricci

2008 Poetry

More to Keep Us Warm

Jacob Scheier

2008 Drama

Bone Cage

Catherine Banks

2008 Non-fiction

Fifteen Days: Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New

Christie Blatchford

2008 Children's literature-text

The Landing

John Ibbitson

Les trois lieues

Sylvie Desrosiers

2008 Children's literature-illustration

The Owl and the Pussycat

Stéphane Jorisch

2008 Translation

Nikolski

Lazer Lederhendler

2007 Fiction

Divisadero

Michael Ondaatje

Seul On Est

Serge Patrice

2007 Poetry

All Our Wonder Unavenged

Don Domanski

Le Chant Du Dire-Dire

Daniel Danis

2007 Drama

I've Got A Home In Glory Land: A Lost Tale of The Underground Railroad

Karolyn Smardz-Frost

La Querelle Du Regionalisme Au Quebec (1904-1931): Vers L'Autonomisation De La l

Annette Hayward

2007 Non-fiction

Gemini Summer

Iain Lawrence

La Fatigante It Le Faineant

Francois Barcelo

2007 Children's literature-text

The Boy From The Sun

Duncan Weller

La petite rapporteuse de mots

Geneviève Côté

2007 Children's literature-illustration

Augustino And The Choir Of Destruction

Nigel Spencer

Dernières notes

Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné

2007 Translation

The December Man

Colleen Murphy

2006

The Law of Dreams

Peter Behrens

2005

A Perfect Night To Go To China

David Gilmour

2004

A Complicated Kindness

Miriam Toews

2003

Elle

Douglas Glover

2002

A Song for Nettie Johnson

Gloria Sawai

2001

Le Ravissement

Andrée A. Michaud

2000

Anil's Ghost

Michael Ondaatje

1999

Elizabeth and After

Matt Cohen

1998

Forms of Devotion

Diane Schoemperlen

1997

The Underpainter

Jane Urquhart

1996

The Englishman's Boy

Guy Vanderhaeghe

1995

The Roaring Girl

Greg Hollingshead

1994

A Discovery of Strangers

Rudy Wiebe

1993

The Stone Diaries

Carol Shields

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Home > Books, Materials & Research Tools > Recommended reads > Award Winners Governor General's Literary Award Awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Governor General's Literary Awards were established in 1936 to recognize the best in Canadian writing. Awards are given in a variety of categories, including Best Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Non-Fiction, and Children's Literature. Official website http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/ggla/ Visit site Past winners 2010 Fiction Cool Water , Dianne Warren Kim Thúy , Ru 2010 Poetry Boxing the Compass , Richard Greene effleurés de lumière , Danielle Fournier 2010 Drama Porc-épic , David Paquet 2010 Non-fiction C'est ma seigneurie que je réclame : la lutte des Hurons de Lorette pour la seig , Michel Lavoie 2010 Children's literature-text Fishtailing , Wendy Phillips Rose : derrière le rideau de la folie , Élise Turcotte 2010 Children's literature-illustration Cats' Night Out , Jon Klassen Rose : derrière le rideau de la folie , Daniel Sylvestre 2010 Translation Le cafard , Sophie Voillot 2009 Fiction The Mistress of Nothing , Kate Pullinger Le discours sur la tombe de l’idiot , Julie Mazzieri 2009 Poetry The Fly in Autumn , David Zieroth Thérèse pour joie et orchestre , Hélène Monette 2009 Drama Where the Blood Mixes , Kevin Loring Le bruit des os qui craquent , Suzanne Lebeau 2009 Non-fiction A Place Within: Rediscovering India , M.G. Vassanji Pointe Maligne : l’infiniment oubliée , Nicole V. Champeau 2009 Children's literature-text Greener Grass , Caroline Pignat Harvey , Hervé Bouchard 2009 Children's literature-illustration Bella's Tree , Jirina Marton Harvey , Janice Nadeau 2009 Translation Pieces of Me , Susan Ouriou Le miel d’Harar , Paule Noyart 2008 Fiction The Origin of Species , Nino Ricci 2008 Poetry More to Keep Us Warm , Jacob Scheier 2008 Drama Bone Cage , Catherine Banks 2008 Non-fiction Fifteen Days: Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New , Christie Blatchford 2008 Children's literature-text The Landing , John Ibbitson Les trois lieues , Sylvie Desrosiers 2008 Children's literature-illustration The Owl and the Pussycat , Stéphane Jorisch 2008 Translation Nikolski , Lazer Lederhendler 2007 Fiction Divisadero , Michael Ondaatje Seul On Est , Serge Patrice 2007 Poetry All Our Wonder Unavenged , Don Domanski Le Chant Du Dire-Dire , Daniel Danis 2007 Drama I've Got A Home In Glory Land: A Lost Tale of The Underground Railroad , Karolyn Smardz-Frost La Querelle Du Regionalisme Au Quebec (1904-1931): Vers L'Autonomisation De La l , Annette Hayward 2007 Non-fiction Gemini Summer , Iain Lawrence La Fatigante It Le Faineant , Francois Barcelo 2007 Children's literature-text The Boy From The Sun , Duncan Weller La petite rapporteuse de mots , Geneviève Côté 2007 Children's literature-illustration Augustino And The Choir Of Destruction , Nigel Spencer Dernières notes , Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné 2007 Translation The December Man , Colleen Murphy 2006 The Law of Dreams , Peter Behrens 2005 A Perfect Night To Go To China , David Gilmour 2004 A Complicated Kindness , Miriam Toews 2003 Elle , Douglas Glover 2002 A Song for Nettie Johnson , Gloria Sawai 2001 Le Ravissement , Andrée A. Michaud 2000 Anil's Ghost , Michael Ondaatje 1999 Elizabeth and After , Matt Cohen 1998 Forms of Devotion , Diane Schoemperlen 1997 The Underpainter , Jane Urquhart 1996 The Englishman's Boy , Guy Vanderhaeghe 1995 The Roaring Girl , Greg Hollingshead 1994 A Discovery of Strangers , Rudy Wiebe 1993 The Stone Diaries , Carol Shields	Search the Catalogue: Check My Record/ Renew Items Mobile Version Email Librarian Read Blogs by Librarians Find VPL on Facebook Follow VPL on Twitter Follow VPL on YouTube See also: Other Award Winners Recommended reads
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