The shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 12, 2022,[1] and the winners were announced on November 16.[2]
English
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| Fiction |  Sheila Heti, Pure Colour[2]
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| Non-fiction | Eli Baxter, Aki-wayn-zih: A Person as Worthy as the Earth[2]
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| Poetry | Annick MacAskill, Shadow Blight[2]
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| Drama | Dorothy Dittrich, The Piano Teacher: A Healing Key[2]
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| Children's literature | Jen Ferguson, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet[2]
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| Children's illustration | Naseem Hrab and Nahid Kazemi, The Sour Cherry Tree[2]
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| French to English translation | Judith Weisz Woodsworth, History of the Jews in Quebec (Pierre Anctil, Histoire des juifs du Québec)[2]
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French
[edit]| Category | Winner | Nominated |
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| Fiction | Alain Farah, Mille secrets mille dangers[3]
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| Non-fiction | Sylveline Bourion, La Voie romaine[3]
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| Poetry | Maya Cousineau Mollen, Enfants du lichen[3]
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| Drama | David Paquet, Le poids des fourmis[3]
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| Children's literature | Julie Champagne, Cancer ascendant Autruche[3]
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| Children's illustration | Nadine Robert and Qin Leng, Trèfle[3]
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| English to French translation | Mélissa Verreault, Partie de chasse au petit gibier entre lâches au club de tir du coin (Megan Gail Coles, Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club)[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ Adina Bresge, "Sheila Heti, Anne Carson among finalists for the Governor General's Literary Awards". Toronto Star, October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Deborah Dundas, "Sheila Heti, Eli Baxter win 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards for fiction and non-fiction". Toronto Star, November 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Laila Maalouf, "Alain Farah remporte le Prix du Gouverneur général". La Presse, November 16, 2022.