Yesterday, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the finalists for the Governor General's Literary Awards for books published in 2020. Normally this announcement and that of the winners would have taken place last fall. However, because of the pandemic, the announcements of the finalists and the winners have been deferred until this spring. (The 2021 awards will again take place in the fall of this year.)
Awards are given in seven different categories:
- Fiction
- Poetry
- Drama
- Non-fiction
- Young People's Literature - Text
- Young People's Literature - Children's Illustration
- Translation
Please join me in congratulating this year's finalists in the two categories for young readers.
Young People's Literature - Text
(Jury: Catherine Austen, Cary Fagan, Shenaaz Nanji)
Harvey Holds His Own
Written by Colleen Nelson
Pajama Press
Pajama Press
Nevers
Written by Sara Cassidy
Orca Book Publishers
Pine Island Home
Written by Polly Horvath
Puffin Canada
The Barren Grounds (Book One of The Misewa Saga)
Written by David A. Robertson
Puffin Canada
The King of Jam Sandwiches
Written by Eric Walters
Orca Book Publishers
Young People's Literature - Illustrated Books
(Jury: Wallace Edwards, Bonnie Farmer, Kyo Maclear)
I Talk Like a River
Written by Jordan Scott
Illustrated by Sydney Smith
Neal Porter Books / Holiday House
Our Little Kitchen
Written and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
Groundwood Books
Swift Fox All Along
Written by Rebecca Thomas
Illustrated by Maya McKibbin
Annick Press
The Barnabus Project
Written and illustrated by The Fan Brothers
Tundra Books
Weekend Dad
Written by Nassem Hrab
Illustrated by Frank Viva
Groundwood Books
As part of the Toronto International Festival of Authors, there will be six virtual events on May 27 and 28 featuring readings from the finalists in both these categories. You can register for these events here.
The winners will be announced on June 1, 2021.
Congratulations to all finalists!
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