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  

  

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.

2022 Governor General Literary Awards: Winners announced

 

Yesterday, 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!

 

• • • • •

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

 WINNER

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

Written by Jen Ferguson

Heartdrum (HarperCollins)

 

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

WINNER

The Sour Cherry Tree

Written by Naseem Hrab

Illustrated by Nahid Kazemi

Owlkids Books

 

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

 

WINNER

Cancer ascendant Autruche
Written by Julie Champagne

la courte échelle

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

WINNER

Trefle
Written by Nadine Robert
Illustrated by Qin Leng 

Comme des géants

👏👏👏

Congratulations to this year's finalists

and these four stellar winners  

of books for young people

 

👏👏👏

2022 Governor General Literary Awards: Finalists announced

Today, 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)

A Boy is Not a Ghost

Written by Edeet Ravel

Groundwood Books

 

Sorry for Your Loss

Written by Joanne Levy

Orca Book Publishers

Review here

 

Step

Written by Deborah Ellis

Groundwood Books

Review here

 

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

Written by Jen Ferguson

Heartdrum

 

Urchin

Written by Kate Story

Running the Goat, Books & Broadsides

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

kā-āciwīkicik/The Move
Written by Doris George and Don K. Philpot
Illustrated by Alyssa Koski
Heritage House

Review here

 

Mina

Written and illustrated by Matthew Forsythe

Simon & Schuster

 

The Big Bath House

Written by Kyo Maclear

Illustrated by Gracey Zhang

Random House Studio

 

The Sour Cherry Tree

Written by Naseem Hrab

Illustrated by Nahid Kazemi

Owlkids Books

 

Time is a Flower

Written and illustrated by Julie Morstad

Tundra Books

 

 

 

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

Cancer ascendant Autruche

Écrit par Julie Champagne

La courte échelle

 

Dessiner dans les marges et autres activités de fantôme

Écrit par Carolanne Foucher

Les Éditions de la Bagnole

Le pluie des autres

Écrit par Daphné B.

La courte échelle

 

Les bulles

Écrit par Reynald Cantin

Les Éditions du Boréal

 

Les carnets de novembre

Écrit par Marie-Hélène Jarry

La courte échelle









 

 

 

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

La fin des poux?

Écrit et illustré par Obie

Éditions Les 400 coups

 

Seuls

Écrit par Paul Tom

Illustré par Mélanie Baillairgé

La courte échelle

 

Trèfle

Écrit par Nadine Robert

Illustré par Qin Leng

Commes des géants

 

Truffe

Écrit par Fanny Britt

Illustré par Isabelle Arsenault

Les Éditions de la Pasteque

 

Un rhume de cheval

Écrit par Pierrette Dubé

Illustré par Enzo

Fonfon

Winning titles will be announced
on November 16, 2022.