2005 Governor General's Awards

2005 Governor General's Awards

The nominees for the 2005 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 17. Winning titles were announced on November 16. The winners received a cheque for $15,000 and a specially crafted copy of their book bound by master bookbinder Lise Dubois.

English-language finalists

Fiction

"Winner":
*David Gilmour, "A Perfect Night to Go to China""Other finalists":
*Joseph Boyden, "Three Day Road"
*Golda Fried, "Nellcott is My Darling"
*Charlotte Gill, "Ladykiller"
*Kathy Page, "Alphabet"

Poetry

"Winner":
*Anne Compton, "Processional""Other finalists":
*Barry Dempster, "The Burning Alphabet"
*Erin Mouré, "Little Theatres"
*W. H. New, "Underwood Log"
*Olive Senior, "Over the Roofs of the World"

Drama

"Winner":
*John Mighton, "Half Life""Other finalists":
*Marjorie Chan, "China Doll"
*Don Druick, "Through the Eyes"
*Daniel MacIvor, "Cul-de-sac"
*Richard Sanger, "Two Words for Snow"

Nonfiction

"Winner":
*John Vaillant, "The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed""Other finalists":
*Ted Bishop, "Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books"
*Michael Mitchell, "The Molly Fire"
*Edward Shorter, "Written in the Flesh: A History of Desire"
*Jessica Warner, "The Incendiary: The Misadventures of John the Painter, First Modern Terrorist"

Children's Literature - Text

"Winner":
*Pamela Porter, "The Crazy Man""Other finalists":
*Francis Chalifour, "After"
*Barbara Nickel, "Hannah Waters and the Daughter of Johann Sebastian Bach"
*Gail Nyoka, "Mella and the N'anga: An African Tale"
*Shyam Selvadurai, "Swimming in the Monsoon Sea"

Children's Literature - Illustration

"Winner":
*Rob Gonsalves, "Imagine a Day" (Sarah L. Thomson)"Other finalists":
*Kyrsten Brooker, "City Angel" (Eileen Spinelli)
*Wallace Edwards, "Mixed Beasts" (Kenyon Cox)
*Murray Kimber, "The Highwayman" (Alfred Noyes)
*Rajka Kupesic, "Maria Chapdelaine" (Louis Hémon)

Translation (French to English)

"Winner":
*Fred A. Reed, "Truth or Death: The Quest for Immortality in the Western Narrative Tradition" (Thierry Hentsch, "Raconter et mourir : aux sources narratives de l’imaginaire occidental")"Other finalists":
*Jane Brierley, "America: The Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Dawn of a New Power" (Denis Vaugeois, "America, 1803-1853 : l’expédition de Lewis & Clark et la naissance d’une nouvelle puissance")
*Susanne de Lotbinière-Harwood, "Yesterday, at the Hotel Clarendon" (Nicole Brossard, "Hier")
*Wayne Grady, "Return from Africa" (Francine D'Amour, "Le Retour d’Afrique")
*Fred A. Reed and David Homel, "All that Glitters" (Martine Desjardins, "L'Élu du hasard")

French language finalists

Fiction

"Winner":
*Aki Shimazaki, "Hotaru""Other finalists":
*Marie-Claire Blais, "Augustino et le chœur de la destruction"
*Nicolas Dickner, "Nikolski"
*Christiane Frenette, "Après la nuit rouge"
*Guy Lalancette, "Un amour empoulaillé"

Poetry

"Winner":
*Jean-Marc Desgent, "Vingtièmes siècles""Other finalists":
*Marc André Brouillette, "M'accompagne"
*François Dumont, "Brisures"
*Danielle Fournier, "Il n’y a rien d’intact dans ma chair"
*Fernand Ouellette, "L’Inoubliable: Chronique I"

Drama

"Winner":
*Geneviève Billette, "Le Pays des genoux""Other finalists":
*Jean-Rock Gaudreault, "Pour ceux qui croient que la Terre est ronde"
*François Godin, "Louisiane Nord"
*Marie-Christine Lê-Huu, "Jouliks"

Non-Fiction

"Winner":
*Michel Bock, "Quand la nation débordait les frontières: les minorités françaises dans la pensée de Lionel Groulx""Other finalists":
*Paul Bleteau and Mario Poirier, "Le vagabond stoïque: Louis Hémon"
*Gilles Dostaler, "Keynes et ses combats"
*Éric Méchoulan, "Le livre avalé: de la littérature entre mémoire et culture (XVIe – XVIIIe siècle)"
*Sébastien Vincent, "Laissés dans l’ombre: les Québécois engagés volontaires de 39-45 (ou quatorze Québécois racontent leur participation volontaire à la Seconde Guerre mondiale)"

Children's Literature - Text

"Winner":
*Camille Bouchard, "Le Ricanement des hyènes""Other finalists":
*Alain M. Bergeron, "Les Tempêtes ou Les mémoires d’un Beatle raté"
*Jean-Pierre Davidts, "Le Baiser de la sangsue"
*Danielle Marcotte, "Les sabots rouges"
*Sylvain Meunier, "L’homme à la bicyclette"

Children's Literature - Illustration

"Winner":
*Isabelle Arsenault, "Le cœur de monsieur Gauguin" (Marie-Danielle Croteau)"Other finalists":
*Pascale Constantin, "La vie comptée de Raoul Lecompte" (Gilles Tibo)
*Luc Melanson, "Les compositeurs" (Claudio Ricignuolo)
*Stéphane Poulin, "Un chant de Noël" (Lucie Papineau)
*Pierre Pratt, "Le jour où Zoé zozota" (Pierre Pratt)

Translation - English to French

"Winner":
*Rachel Martinez, "Glenn Gould: une vie" (Kevin Bazzana, "Wondrous Strange: The Life and Art of Glenn Gould")"Other finalists":
*Benoit Léger, "Miracles en série" (Carol Shields, "Various Miracles")
*Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, "Drôle de tendresse" (Miriam Toews, "A Complicated Kindness")
*Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, "La fille du Kamikaze" (Kerri Sakamoto, "One Hundred Million Hearts")
*Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, "Le Vol du corbeau" (Ann-Marie MacDonald, "The Way the Crow Flies")

External links

* [http://www.canadacouncil.ca/news/releases/2005/nz127737065571691369.htm Canada Council press release announcing the 2005 nominees]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005/11/16/Arts/ggawards_051116.html CBC: David Gilmour wins GG for English fiction]


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