The shortlisted nominees for the 2018 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 3, 2018,[1] and the winners were announced on October 30.[2]
English
edit| Category | Winner | Nominated |
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| Fiction |  Sarah Henstra, The Red Word[2]
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| Non-fiction | Darrel J. McLeod, Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age[2]
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| Poetry | Cecily Nicholson, Wayside Sang[2]
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| Drama | Jordan Tannahill, Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom[2]
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| Children's literature | Jonathan Auxier, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster[2]
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| Children's illustration | Jillian Tamaki, They Say Blue[2]
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| French to English translation | Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott, Descent Into Night (Edem Awumey, Explication de la nuit)[2]
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French
edit| Category | Winner | Nominated |
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| Fiction | Karoline Georges, De synthèse[3]
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| Non-fiction | Frédérick Lavoie, Avant l’après : voyages à Cuba avec George Orwell[3]
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| Poetry | Michaël Trahan, La raison des fleurs[3]
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| Drama | Anne-Marie Olivier, Venir au monde[3]
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| Children's literature | Mario Brassard, Ferdinand F., 81 ans, chenille[3]
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| Children's illustration | Marianne Dubuc, Le chemin de la montagne[3]
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| English to French translation | Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Le monde selon Barney (Mordecai Richler, Barney's Version)[3]
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References
edit- ^ "Miriam Toews, Rawi Hage in running for $25,000 Governor General’s fiction prize". Toronto Star, October 3, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Book about campus rape and an Indigenous memoir win $25,000 Governor General’s Literary Award". Toronto Star, October 30.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Zoom sur les prix du Gouverneur général 2018", Le Devoir, October 30, 2018.