2025 Governor General's Literary Awards: Winners announced

Last month, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the finalists for its highly prestigious Governor General's Literary Awards. Of the seven categories of books, which are presented for both French and English titles, two categories are specific for books for young people, one for text and one for illustration. Yesterday, the winners of these awards were announced.

Hearty congratulations to all winners 

of this year's Governor General's Literary Awards.

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

Tig
Written by Heather Smith
Tundra Books

 

 

 

 WINNER

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

This Land is a Lullaby
Written by Tonya Simpson
Illustrated by Delreé Dumont
Orca Book Publishers 

 

 

WINNER

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

Coup bas
Écrit par Laurie Léveillé
la courte échelle 

 WINNER

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

Un cadeau de Noël en novembre
Écrit par Stéphane Laporte
Illustré par Jacques Goldstyn
Les Éditions de la Bagnole  

  

2025 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 the following:

• 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) 

A Drop in the Ocean

Written by Léa Taranto

Arsenal Pulp Press 

 

Beast

Written by Richard Van Camp

Douglas & McIntyre 

 

Best of All Worlds

Written by Kenneth Oppel

Tundra Books 

 

The Outsmarters 

Written by Deborah Ellis

Groundwood Books 

Reviewed here 

 

Tig

Written by Heather Smith

Tundra Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Bog Myrtle
Written and illustrated by Sid Sharp

Annick Press 

 

It Bears Repeating

Written by Tanya Tagaq

Illustrated by Cee Pootoogook

Tundra Books 

 

Oasis

Written and illustrated by Guojing

Henry Holt & Co.

 

The Rock and the Butterfly

Written by Kathy Stinson

Illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan

Orca Book Publishers

Reviewed here

 

This Land is a Lullaby

Written by Tonya Simpson

Illustrated by Delreé Dumont

Orca Book Publishers 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Cheer
Écrit par Laura Doyle Péan
Les Éditions de la Bagnole  

 

Coup bas

Écrit par Laurie Léveillé

la courte échelle 

 

Fatigué mort
Écrit par Marc-André Dufour-Labbé
Leméac Jeunesse 

 

Tête boule disco
Écrit par Noémie Pomerleau-Cloutier
Éditions du Boréal  

 

Vieille Branche
Écrit par Catherine Fouron
Les Éditions de la Bagnole 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

En crise
Écrit par Annick Lefebvre

Illustré par Vincent Partel-Valette
Les Éditions de la Bagnole 

La tasse de Gilles

Écrit par Catherine Trudeau

Illustré par Qin Leng

La Pastèque 

 

Le livre aspirateur
Écrit par Jocelyn Boisvert

Illustré par Enzo
Éditions Michel Quintin 

 

Murielle et le mystère
Écrit et illustré par Charlotte Parent
comme des géants  

 

Un cadeau de Noël en novembre

Écrit par Stéphane Laporte
Illustré par Jacques Goldstyn
Les Éditions de la Bagnole  

 

Winning titles will be announced
on November 6, 2025.

 

2024 Governor General's Literary Awards: Winners announced

 

Last month, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the finalists for its highly prestigious Governor General's Literary Awards. Of the seven categories of books, which are presented for both French and English titles, two categories are specific for books for young people, one for text and one for illustration. Today, the winners of these awards were announced.

Hearty congratulations to all winners 

of this year's Governor General's Literary Awards.

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

Crash Landing

Written by Li Charmaine Anne

Annick Press

 

 

 

 

 WINNER

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

Skating Wild On an Inland Sea
Written by Jean E. Pendziwol

Illustrated by Todd Stewart

Groundwood Books

 

 

WINNER

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

Une bulle en dehors du temps
Écrit par Stéfani Meunier
Leméac Éditeur

 WINNER

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

Le premier arbre de Noël
Écrit par Ovila Fontaine
Illustré par Charlotte Parent
Éditions de la Pastèque

 

2024 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)

Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams
Written by Shari Green
Andrews McMeel Publishing

A Crane Among Wolves
Written by June Hur
Feiwel and Friends (MacMillan Publishers)

Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix

Written by Cherie Dimaline
Feiwel and Friends (MacMillan Publishers)

Crash Landing
Written by Li Charmaine Anne
Annick Press

Mortified
Written by Kristy Jackson
HarperCollins Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

One Giant Leap
Written and illustrated by Thao Lam
Owlkids Books

Reviewed here

I’m Afraid, Said the Leaf
Written by Danielle Daniel

Illustrated by Matt James
Tundra Books (Penguin Random House Canada)

The Gulf
Written and illustrated by Adam de Souza
Tundra Books (Penguin Random House Canada)

Do You Remember?
Written and illustrated by Sydney Smith
Groundwood Books (House of Anansi Press)

Reviewed here

Skating Wild on an Inland Sea
Written by Jean E. Pendziwol

Illustrated by Todd Stewart
Groundwood Books (House of Anansi Press)

 

 

 

 

 

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

Carreauté Kid
Écrit par Marc-André Dufour-Labbé
Leméac Éditeur

Déménager au ciel
Écrit par Mélodie Bujold-Henri et Jean-Guy Forget
la courte échelle

Une bulle en dehors du temps
Écrit par Stéfani Meunier
Leméac Éditeur

Envole-toi, Mikun
Écrit par Moira-Uashteskun Bacon
Éditions Hannenorak

Les quatre vérités
Écrit par Dominique Chicoine
Les Éditions du Boréal

 

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

Histoires fantastiques (et peut-être vraies)
Écrit et illustré par Caroline Merola
la courte échelle

Jour d’orage
Écrit et illustré par Marianne Ferrer
Monsieur Ed

Le fil d’Alphée
Écrit par Marie-Andrée Arsenault

Illustré par Dominique Leroux
Les éditions la Morue verte

Le premier arbre de Noël
Écrit par Ovila Fontaine

Illustré par Charlotte Parent
Éditions de la Pastèque

Margot veut une moustache
Écrit par Iris Boudreau

Illustré par Richard Écrapou
Les Éditions de la Bagnole

 

 

 

 

 

Winning titles will be announced
on November 13, 2024.