2000 Governor General's Awards
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The 2000 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, and Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts, on November 14 at Rideau Hall.[1]
English-language finalists[]
Fiction[]
- Michael Ondaatje, Anil's Ghost[2]
- Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
- Austin Clarke, The Question
- David Adams Richards, Mercy Among the Children
- Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach
Poetry[]
- Don McKay, Another Gravity[2]
- George Bowering, His Life
- A. F. Moritz, Rest on the Flight into Egypt
- John Pass, Water Stair
- Patricia Young, Ruin and Beauty
Drama[]
- Timothy Findley, Elizabeth Rex[2]
- George Boyd, Consecrated Ground
- Linda Griffiths, Alien Creature
- Daniel MacIvor and Daniel Brooks, Monster
- Jason Sherman, It's All True
Non-fiction[]
- Nega Mezlekia, Notes from the Hyena's Belly[2]
- Robert Bringhurst, A Story as Sharp as a Knife
- Trevor Herriot, River in a Dry Land
- A. B. McKillop, The Spinster and the Prophet
Children's literature (text)[]
- Deborah Ellis, Looking for X
- Martha Brooks, Being with Henry
- Sharon E. McKay, Charlie Wilcox
- Sheldon Oberman, The Shaman's Nephew
- Duncan Thornton, Kalifax
Children's literature (illustration)[]
- Marie-Louise Gay, Yuck, A Love Story
- and , The Snow Queen
- , Hannah's Collections
- Regolo Ricci, The Market Wedding
- , Pa's Harvest
French-to-English translation[]
- Robert Majzels, Just Fine (France Daigle, Pas pire)
- Sheila Fischman, Terra Firma (Christiane Frenette, La Terre ferme)
- Linda Gaboriau, Down Dangerous Passes Road (Michel Marc Bouchard, Le chemin des Passes-dangereuses)
- Bobby Theodore, 15 Seconds (, 15 secondes)
French-language finalists[]
Fiction[]
- Jean-Marc Dalpé, Un vent se lève qui éparpille
- Christiane Duchesne, L'Homme des silences
- , Styx
- Pierre Samson, Il était une fois une ville
- , Jardin et prairie
Poetry[]
- Normand de Bellefeuille, La Marche de l'aveugle sans son chien
- Martine Audet, Orbites
- , Vétiver
- Madeleine Gagnon, Rêve de pierre
- , Exécuté en chambre
Drama[]
- Wajdi Mouawad, Littoral
- Geneviève Billette, Crime contre l'humanité
- , 24 Poses
- Jasmine Dubé, L'Arche de Noémie
- Lise Vaillancourt, Le petit dragon and La balade de Fannie et Carcassonne
Non-fiction[]
- Gérard Bouchard, Genèse des nations et cultures du Nouveau Monde
- Brian T. Fitch, À l'ombre de la littérature
- , Le mythe du progrès artistique
- , Jean-Charles Harvey
- Robert Major, Convoyages
Children's literature (text)[]
- Charlotte Gingras, Un été de Jade
- , L'homme au chat
- François Gravel, L'été de la moustache
- , La Planète du petit géant
- Hélène Vachon, Le délire de Somerset
Children's literature (illustration)[]
- Anne Villeneuve, L'Écharpe rouge
- Marie-Louise Gay, Sur mon île
- , Gloups!, Bébé-vampire
- Geneviève Côté, La grande aventure d'un petit mouton noir
- Gérard DuBois, Riquet à la Houppe
English-to-French translation[]
- Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Un parfum de cèdre
- , L'honneur du guerrier
- , Amants
External links[]
- The Canada Council: CUMULATIVE LIST OF FINALISTS FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDS
References[]
- ^ "Past GGBooks winners and finalists". Governor General's Literary Awards. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ a b c d "Governor General's Literary Awards | Canadian awards". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
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