Governor General's Literary AwardTag

2023 Governor General's Literary Awards Announced with Big Wins for House of Anansi Press

Today the Canada Council for the Arts announced the winners of the 2023 Governor General's Literary Awards in both English and French. Whittled down from the shortlist, which included five books nominated ...

Governor General's Literary Award Winners Revealed with Wins for Sheila Heti and Eli Baxter

This morning, the Canada Council for the Arts revealed the 2022 winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards (now branded as GGBooks). The English language winners are Sheila Heti for fiction, ...

Canada Council for the Arts Announces Nominees for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards

This morning, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the nominees for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards. Including French and English nominees, 70 works have been honoured, with writers, ...

Canada Council Announces Governor General's Literary Award Winners, with a Great Showing for Small Presses

This morning the Canada Council for the Arts announced the winners of seven English language and seven French language prizes for the 2021 Governor General's Literary Awards. It's an excellent year for ...

Canada Council Announces 2021 Governor General's Literary Award Finalists

This morning the Canada Council announced the English and French language finalists for the Governor General's Literary Awards. The seven categories cover multiple genres. The fiction list is often compared ...

Governor General's Literary Award Winners Announced, Including Another Win For Michelle Good

The Canada Council for the Arts today announced the winners of the 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards. Though delayed due to issues related to the pandemic, it was nevertheless an exciting announcement. Notably, ...

Governor General's Literary Award Shortlists Announced, Including Another Nomination for The Dyzgraphxst by Canisia Lubrin

This morning, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the Governor General's Literary Award shortlists. It's an exciting set of lists, with strong representation for independent publishers, including ...

Governor General's Literary Award Winners Announced, including Honours for Book*hug, Playwrights Canada, & Groundwood Books

From a poetic exploration of Indigenous trans identity to the keenly imagined story of a brave young girl and her eagle friend, the 2019 winners of the Governor General's Literary Awards span numerous ...

Governor General's Literary Awards Shortlists Announced, Featuring Big Honours for Small Presses

The Governor General's Literary Awards (or "the GGs", as they're affectionately known) are some of the longest running book prizes in the country. Established in 1936, the prizes, which each year award ...

Independent Publishers Win Big at the 2018 Governor General's Literary Awards

It was a great year for independent presses at the 2018 Governor General's Literary Awards. The seven English language awards (along with their French counterparts) were announced yesterday, with six ...