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2011 Governor General's Awards
Canadian literary award
Canadian literary award
The shortlisted nominees for the 2011 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 11, and the winners were announced on November 15.
English
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction | '*Patrick deWitt, *The Sisters Brothers''''' | |
| Non-fiction | '*Charles Foran, *Mordecai: The Life & Times''''' | |
| Poetry | '*Phil Hall, *Killdeer''''' | |
| Drama | '*Erin Shields, *If We Were Birds''''' | |
| Children's literature | '*Christopher Moore, *From Then to Now: A Short History of the World''''' | |
| Children's illustration | '*Cybèle Young, *Ten Birds''''' | |
| French to English translation | **Donald Winkler, *Partita for Glenn Gould* (*Partita pour Glenn Gould*, Georges Leroux)** |
French
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction | '*Perrine Leblanc, *L'homme blanc''''' | |
| Non-fiction | '*Georges Leroux, *Wanderer : essai sur le Voyage d'hiver de Franz Schubert''''' | |
| Poetry | '*Louise Dupré, *Plus haut que les flammes''''' | |
| Drama | '*Normand Chaurette, *Ce qui meurt en dernier''''' | |
| Children's literature | '*Martin Fournier, *Les aventures de Radisson - 1. L'enfer ne brûle pas''''' | |
| Children's illustration | '*Caroline Merola, *Lili et les poilus''''' | |
| English to French translation | **Maryse Warda, *Toxique ou l'incident dans l'autobus* (*The Toxic Bus Incident*, Greg MacArthur)** |
References
References
- [https://archive.today/20130104225728/http://www.toronto.com/article/700799?bn=1 "Edugyan, deWitt shortlisted for Governor General literary award"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 11, 2011.
- [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/g-g-winner-patrick-dewitt-says-grant-saved-him/article2236863/ "G-G winner Patrick deWitt says grant ‘saved’ him"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 15, 2011.
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