2023 Governor General's Literary Awards: Finalists announced

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

The seven categories of books, both in French and English, for which awards are given are:

• Fiction
• Non-Fiction
• Poetry
• Young People's Literature (Text)
• Young People's Literature (Illustration)
• Drama
• Translation

Congratulations to the finalists 

of all the awards.
 

I present here those finalists of

works for young people.

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

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Written by Zoulfa Katouh
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Berani

Written by Michelle Kadarusman

Pajama Press 

Reviewed here

Fire on Headless Mountain

Written by Iain Lawrence

Margaret Ferguson Books, Penguin Random House Canada

The Probability of Everything

Written by Sarah Everett

Clarion Books

Weird Rules to Follow

Written by Kim Spencer

Orca Book Publishers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Boobies

Written and illustrated by Nancy Vo
Groundwood Books

Reviewed here

 

Mr. S

Written and illustrated by Monica Arnaldo
Katherine Tegen Books (An Imprint of HarperCollins)

Reviewed here

Still This Love Goes On
Written by Buffy Sainte-Marie

Illustrated by Julie Flett
Greystone Books

The Skull

Written and illustrated by Jon Klassen
Candlewick Press

Reviewed here

 

When You Can Swim
Written and illustrated by Jack Wong
Orchard Books (Scholastic)

Reviewed here

 

 

 

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

Escarpolette

Écrit par Sylvie Drapeau

Dominique et compagnie / Les éditions Héritage

Le plancher de la lune
Écrit par Jean-Christophe Réhel
la courte échelle

Linoubliable
Écrit par Lou Beauchesne
la courte échelle

Mélie quelque part au milieu
Écrit par Mylène Goupil
Éditions Québec Amérique

Zipolaris Tome 3 : La malédiction de Zangra
Écrit par J.L. Blanchard
Éditions Fides

 

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

Gervais et Conrad
Écrit et illustré par Iris Boudreau
Éditions Les 400 coups

Je tʼécris de mon lit
Écrit par Maude Nepveu-Villeneuve

Illustré par Agathe Bray-Bourret
Éditions Les 400 coups

 

Le Bourlingueur de Matungoua
Écrit par Boucar Diouf

Illustré par François Thisdale
Éditions La Presse

Le plus petit sauveur du monde
Écrit par Samuel Larochelle

Illustré par Eve Patenaude
Éditions XYZ

Parfois les lacs brûlent
Écrit et illustré par Geneviève Bigué
Front Froid

 

 

 

 

Winning titles will be announced
on November 8, 2023.