October 18, 2011

Governor-General Literary Awards 2011 Announced

On October 6, 2011, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the finalists for the 75th Governor-General Literary Awards.  Below are the nominees for the two children's literature awards:

Children’s Literature: Text
  • Jan L. Coates, A Hare in the Elephant’s Trunk (Red Deer Press)
  • Deborah Ellis, No Ordinary Day (Groundwood Books)
  • Christopher Moore, From Then to Now: A Short History of the World (Tundra Books)
  • Kenneth Oppel, This Dark Endeavour (HarperCollins Canada)
  • Tim Wynne-Jones, Blink & Caution (Candlewick Press)
Children’s Literature: Illustration
  • Isabelle Arsenault, Migrant; text by Maxine Trottier (Groundwood Books)
  • Kim La Fave, Fishing with Gubby; text by Gary Kent (Harbour Publishing)
  • Renata Liwska, Red Wagon; text by Renata Liwska (Philomel Books/Penguin)
  • Frank Viva, Along a Long Road; text by Frank Viva (HarperCollins Canada)
  • Cybèle Young, Ten Birds; text by Cybèle Young (Kids Can Press)



















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