Governor General's Winners

October 28, 2015 | Book Buzz

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Governor General's Literary Awards winners were announced October 28, 2015. Awards are presented in both official languages in a number of different categories for both adults and children.

These are the adult English winners for 2015:

Drama

Carried away on the crest of a wave

Winner:

Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave by David Yee

Other finalists in the Drama category:

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Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble by Beth Graham
eBook

Mahmoud by Tara Grammy and Tom Arthur Davis

Odd Ducks by Bryden MacDonald

Winners and Losers by Marcus Youssef and James Long

Fiction

Daddy lenin

Winner:

Daddy Lenin and Other Stories by Guy Vanderhaeghe
eBook

Other finalists in the Fiction category:

Evening chorus

How you were born Outline Winter family

The Evening Chorus by Helen Humphreys
eBook

How You Were Born by Kate Cayley

Outline by Rachel Cusk
eAudiobook
eBook
Large Print

The Winter Family by Clifford Jackman
eBook
Large Print

Non-Fiction

Bee time

Winner:

Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive by Mark L. Winston

Other finalists in the Non-Fiction category:

Dispatches Norval morrisseau man Party of one Social life of ink

Dispatches from the Front: Matthew Halton, Canada's Voice of War by David Halton
eBook

Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing into Thunderbird by Armand Garnet Ruffo

Party of One: Stephen Harper and Canada's Radical Makeover by Michael Harris
eBook

The Social Life of Ink: Culture, Wonder and Our Relationship with the Written Word by Ted Bishop

Poetry

My shoes are killing me

Winner:

My Shoes are Killing Me by Robyn Sarah
eBook

Other finalists in the Poetry category:

Crossover For your safety Infinite citizen of the shaking tent Washita

Crossover by M. Travis Lane

For Your Safety Please Hold On by Kayla Czaga

Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent by Liz Howard
eBook

Washita by Patrick Lane

If you’re interested in more, check out the complete list of winners.

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