Complete list of finalists for the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Awards

Here’s the complete list of finalists for the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Awards. The winners will be announced in Montreal on November 17, and the award presentation will take place November 26 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.

English-language finalists:

FICTION

Michael Crummey, St. John’s (Newfoundland and Labrador), Galore (Doubleday Canada)

Annabel Lyon, New Westminster,The Golden Mean (Random House Canada)

Alice Munro, Clinton (Ontario),Too Much Happiness (McClelland & Stewart)

Kate Pullinger, London (UK), The Mistress of Nothing (McArthur & Company)

Deborah Willis, Victoria,Vanishing and Other Stories (Penguin Group Canada)

 

POETRY

David W. McFadden, Toronto, Be Calm, Honey (Mansfield Press)

Philip Kevin Paul, Brentwood Bay, Little Hunger (Nightwood Editions)

Sina Queyras, Montreal, Expressway (Coach House Books)

Carmine Starnino, Montreal, This Way Out (Gaspereau Press)

David Zieroth, North Vancouver, The Fly in Autumn (Harbour Publishing)

 

DRAMA

Beverley Cooper, Toronto, Innocence Lost: A Play about Steven Truscott (Scirocco Drama / J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing Group)

Kevin Loring, Vancouver, Where the Blood Mixes (Talonbooks)

Joan MacLeod, Victoria, Another Home Invasion (Talonbooks)

Hannah Moscovitch, Toronto, East of Berlin (Playwrights Canada Press)

Michael Nathanson, Winnipeg, Talk (Playwrights Canada Press)

 

NON-FICTION

Randall Hansen,Toronto, Fire and Fury: The Allied Bombing of Germany, 1942-45 (Doubleday Canada)

Trevor Herriot, Regina, Grass, Sky, Song: Promise and Peril in the World of Grassland Birds (Phyllis Bruce Books)

Eric S. Margolis, Toronto, American Raj: Liberation or Domination? (Key Porter Books)

Eric Siblin, Westmount (Quebec), The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece (House of Anansi Press)

M.G. Vassanji, Toronto, A Place Within: Rediscovering India (Doubleday Canada)

 

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE – TEXT

Shelley Hrdlitschka, North Vancouver, Sister Wife (Orca Book Publishers)

Sharon Jennings, Toronto, Home Free (Second Story Press)

Caroline Pignat, Ottawa, Greener Grass: The Famine Years (Red Deer Press)

Robin Stevenson, Victoria, A Thousand Shades of Blue (Orca Book Publishers)

Tim Wynne-Jones, Perth (Ontario),The Uninvited (Candlewick Press)

 

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE – ILLUSTRATION

Rachel Berman, Victoria, Bradley McGogg, the Very Fine Frog, text by Tim Beiser(Tundra Books)

Irene Luxbacher,Toronto, The Imaginary Garden, text by Andrew Larsen(Kids Can Press)

Jirina Marton,Colborne (Ontario), Bella’s Tree, text by Janet Russell(Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press)

Luc Melanson, Laval (Quebec), My Great Big Mamma, text by Olivier Ka, translation by Helen Mixter(Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press)

Ningeokuluk Teevee,Cape Dorset (Nunavut), Alego, text byNingeokuluk Teevee, translation by Nina Manning-Toonoo (Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press)

 

TRANSLATION – FRENCH TO ENGLISH

Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott, Montreal,A Slight Case of Fatigue (Talonbooks). English translation of Un peu de fatigue by Stéphane Bourguignon (Les í‰ditions Québec Amérique)

Jo-Anne Elder, Fredericton, One (Goose Lane Editions). English translation of Seul on est by Serge Patrice Thibodeau (Les í‰ditions Perce-Neige)

David Homel and Fred A. Reed, Montreal, Wildlives (Douglas & McIntyre). English translation of Champagne by Monique Proulx (Les í‰ditions du Boréal)

Susan Ouriou, Calgary, Pieces of Me (Kids Can Press). English translation of La liberté? Connais pas”¦ by Charlotte Gingras (Les éditions de la courte échelle)

Fred A. Reed, Montreal,Empire of Desire: The Abolition of Time (Talonbooks). English translation of Le temps aboli : l’Occident et ses grands récits by Thierry Hentsch (Les í‰ditions du Boréal / Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal)

 

French-language finalists:

FICTION

Jean-Franí§ois Beauchemin, Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs (Quebec),Cette année s’envole ma jeunesse (Les í‰ditions Québec Amérique)

Nadine Bismuth, Montreal, íŠtes-vous mariée í  un psychopathe? (Les í‰ditions du Boréal)

Dominique Fortier, Montreal,Du bon usage des étoiles (í‰ditions Alto)

Julie Mazzieri, Velone-Orneto (France), Le discours sur la tombe de l’idiot (í‰ditions José Corti)

Aki Shimazaki, Montreal,Zakuro (Leméac í‰diteur / Actes Sud)

 

POETRY

Normand de Bellefeuille,Sainte-Pétronille (Quebec),Mon nom (í‰ditions du Noroí®t)

René Lapierre,Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu (Quebec),Traité de physique (Les Herbes rouges)

Hélí¨ne Monette, Montreal, Thérí¨se pour joie et orchestre (Les í‰ditions du Boréal)

Philippe More,Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Quebec),Brouillons pour un sií¨cle abstrait (Poí¨tes de brousse)

André Roy, Montreal, Les espions de Dieu (Les Herbes rouges)

 

DRAMA

Evelyne de la Chenelií¨re, Montreal, Les pieds des anges (Leméac í‰diteur)

Franí§ois Godin, Montreal, Je suis d’un would be pays (Leméac í‰diteur)

Olivier Kemeid, Montreal, L’í‰néide (Lansman í‰diteur)

Louis-Dominique Lavigne, Montreal, Glouglou (Dramaturges í‰diteurs)  

Suzanne Lebeau, Montreal, Le bruit des os qui craquent (Leméac í‰diteur)

 

NON-FICTION

Djemila Benhabib, Gatineau (Quebec), Ma vie í  contre-Coran: une femme témoigne sur les islamistes (VLB éditeur)

Nicole V. Champeau, Ottawa, Pointe Maligne: l’infiniment oubliée (Les í‰ditions du Vermillon)

Claude Fournier,Saint-Paul-d’Abbotsford (Quebec),í€ force de vivre : mémoires (í‰ditions Libre Expression)

Céline Lafontaine, Montréal,La société postmortelle: la mort, l’individu et le lien social í  l’í¨re des communications (í‰ditions du Seuil)

Charles Le Blanc, Gatineau (Quebec),Le complexe d’Hermí¨s: regards philosophiques sur la traduction (Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa)

 

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE – TEXT

Jocelyn Boisvert, Hí¢vre-aux-Maisons (Quebec), Mort et déterré (Soulií¨res éditeur)

Hervé Bouchard, Saguenay (Quebec), Harvey (Les í‰ditions de la Pastí¨que)

Pierre Chartray and Sylvie Rancourt, Longueuil (Quebec), Simon et le chasseur de dragons (í‰ditions du CHU Sainte-Justine)

Michí¨le Laframboise, Toronto, La quíªte de Chaaas, tome 2—Les vents de Tammerlan (í‰ditions Médiaspaul)

Matthieu Simard, Montreal, Pavel, épisode 1—Plus vivant que toutes les pornstars réunies (Les éditions de la courte échelle)

 

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE – ILLUSTRATION

Philippe Béha, Montreal, Ulysse et Pénélope, text by Louise Portal (í‰ditions Hurtubise HMH)

Gérard DuBois, Saint-Lambert (Quebec), Henri au jardin d’enfants, text by Gérard DuBois (í‰ditions du Seuil)

Janice Nadeau, Montreal,Harvey, text by Hervé Bouchard (Les í‰ditions de la Pastí¨que)

Pierre Pratt, Montreal,L’étoile de Sarajevo, text by Jacques Pasquet (Dominique et compagnie)

Rogé (Roger Girard), Montreal, La vraie histoire de Léo Pointu, text by Rogé (Dominique et compagnie)

 

TRANSLATION – ENGLISH TO FRENCH

Sylvie Nicolas, Quebec City, Lundi sans faute (Les í‰ditions Québec Amérique). French translation of Right Away Monday by Joel Thomas Hynes (Harper Perennial)

Paule Noyart, Bromont (Quebec), Le miel d’Harar (Leméac í‰diteur / Actes Sud). French translation of Sweetness in the Belly byCamilla Gibb (Anchor Canada)

Hélí¨ne Rioux, Montreal, Certitudes (XYZ éditeur). French translation of Certainty byMadeleine Thien (McClelland & Stewart)

Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Montreal, Cartes postales de l’enfer (Les í‰ditions du Boréal). French translation ofThe Soul of All Great Designs byNeil Bissoondath (Cormorant Books)

Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Montreal, La veuve (Les í‰ditions du Boréal). French translation of The Outlander byGil Adamson (House of Anansi Press)

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