2021 Governor General's Literary Awards: Winners announced

Today, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the winners for the highly prestigious Governor General's Literary Awards.

Books were awarded in seven categories, both in French and English, and I'm so pleased to announce the winners of those books for young readers.

Congratulations to these winners!

 

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English-language: Young People's Literature (Text)

 WINNER

Firefly

Written by Philippa Dowding

DCB

Reviewed here

 

English-language: Young People's Literature (Illustration)

WINNER

On the Trapline

Written by David A. Robertson

Illustrated by Julie Flett

Tundra

 

French-language: Young People's Literature (Text)

 

WINNER

Les avenues
Written by Jean-François Sénéchal
Leméac Éditeur

French-language: Young People's Literature (Illustration)

WINNER

À qui appartiennent les nuages?
Written by Mario Brassard
Illustrated by Gérard DuBois
Les Éditions de la Pastèque

Congratulations to this year's finalists

and these four stellar winners  

of books for young people

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