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
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
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
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
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
Illustré par Jacques Goldstyn
Les Éditions de la Bagnole
Winning titles will be announced
on November 6, 2025.
on November 6, 2025.
