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October 2, 2012 - Get ready to read the 2012 Governor General’s Literary Awards finalists. The Canada Council’s peer assessment committees selected this year’s finalists out of approximately 1,700 submitted books, choosing works that tell readers compelling stories about themselves and the world around them.
“Literary excellence is what drives the Governor General’s Literary Awards,” said Robert Sirman, Director and CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts. “This year’s shortlisted books put the creative talent of our authors, translators and illustrators front and centre. They inspire readers to discover new places and live memorable experiences through books.”
The Governor General’s Literary Awards, often referred to as the GGs, are given in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, children’s literature (text and illustration) and translation, in both English and French.
The names of the 2012 finalists and the titles of their books are listed below, followed by the names of the members of the 14 peer assessment committees (seven English and seven French). Downloadable images of the shortlisted books, together with additional information about the 2012 Awards are available on the Canada Council’s website.
For the second year in a row, the Canada Council has partnered with Indigo Books & Music as well as CBC/Radio-Canada to celebrate the GGs. Indigo’s loyalty programs, plum rewards and iRewards, are offering the chance to win a trip to Ottawa to attend the Governor General’s Literary Awards ceremony at Rideau Hall November 28th. Details of the contest will soon be available on Indigo Books & Music’s website. CBC/Radio-Canada invites book lovers to participate in an online quiz about the English language finalists on CBC Books and about the French language finalists on Radio-Canada’s Zone d’écriture to win 2012 GG books and a Sony Digital Book reader. In addition, seven literary festivals across the country are presenting GG activities this year.
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English-language finalists
Drama
1Catherine Banks, Sambro, N.S., It is Solved by Walking
(Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by University of Toronto Press)
2Trina Davies, Vancouver, The Romeo Initiative
(Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by University of Toronto Press)
3Karen Hines, Calgary, Drama: Pilot Episode(Coach House Books; distributed by LitDistCo)
4Cathy Ostlere and Dennis Garnhum, Calgary, Lost: A Memoir
(Scirocco Drama, an imprint of J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing; distributed by University of Toronto Press)
5Anusree Roy, Toronto, Brothel #9
(Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by University of Toronto Press)
French-language finalists
Drama
1Geneviève Billette, Montréal, Contre le temps
(Leméac Éditeur; distributed by Socadis)
2Simon Boudreault, Montréal, D pour Dieu?
(Dramaturges Éditeurs; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
3Fabien Cloutier, city of Québec, Billy [Les jours de hurlement]
(Dramaturges Éditeurs; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
4Evelyne de la Chenelière, Montréal, La chair et autres fragments de l’amour
(Leméac Éditeur; distributed by Socadis)
5Philippe Ducros, Montréal, Dissidents
(Éditions de L’instant même; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
2012-10-02
Ottawa: The Canada Council announces the 2012 Governor General’s Literary Award finalists in Drama