2010 Governor General's Literary Awards Finalists - Downloadable images
English-language finalists - Fiction | | Sandra Birdsell, Regina, Waiting for Joe
(Random House Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Emma Donoghue, London (Ontario), Room
(HarperCollins Publishers; distributed by HarperCollins Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Drew Hayden Taylor, Curve Lake (Ontario), Motorcycles & Sweetgrass
(Alfred A. Knopf Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Dianne Warren, Regina, Cool Water
(Phyllis Bruce Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; distributed by HarperCollins Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Kathleen Winter, Montreal, Annabel
(House of Anansi Press; distributed by HarperCollins Canada)
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Poetry | | Richard Greene, Cobourg (Ontario), Boxing the Compass
(Signal Editions, an imprint of Véhicule Press; distributed by LitDistCo)
View full size image | | |  | | Michael Harris, Westmount (Quebec), Circus
(Signal Editions, an imprint of Véhicule Press; distributed by LitDistCo)
View full size image | | |  | | Daryl Hine, Chicago [originally from New Westminster, British Columbia], &: A Serial Poem
(Fitzhenry & Whiteside; distributed by the publisher)
View full size image | | |  | | Sandy Pool, Calgary, Exploding into Night
(Guernica Editions; distributed by University of Toronto Press)
View full size image | | |  | | Melanie Siebert, Victoria, Deepwater Vee
(McClelland & Stewart; distributed by Random House of Canada)
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Drama | | Robert Chafe, St. John’s (Newfoundland and Labrador), Afterimage
(Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher)
View full size image | | |  | | Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, Toronto, Scratch
(Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher)
View full size image | | |  | | Michael Healey, Toronto, Courageous
(Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher)
View full size image | | |  | | Judith Thompson, Toronto, Such Creatures
(Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher)
View full size image | | |  | | David Yee, Toronto, lady in the red dress
(Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher)
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Non-fiction  | | Elizabeth Abbott, Toronto, A History of Marriage
(Penguin Group (Canada); distributed by the publisher)
View full size image | | |  | | Ian Brown, Toronto, The Boy in the Moon: A Father’s Search for His Disabled Son
(Random House Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Allan Casey, Saskatoon, Lakeland: Journeys into the Soul of Canada
(Greystone Books, an imprint of D&M Publishers; distributed by HarperCollins Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Karen Connelly, Toronto, Burmese Lessons: A Love Story
(Random House Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | John English, Toronto, Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968-2000
(Alfred A. Knopf Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada)
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Children’s Literature — Text | | K.L. Denman, Powell River (British Columbia), Me, Myself and Ike
(Orca Book Publishers; distributed by the publisher)
View full size image | | |  | | Lesley Fairfield, Toronto, Tyranny
(Tundra Books; distributed by Random House of Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Gina McMurchy-Barber, Surrey (British Columbia), Free as a Bird
(Dundurn Press; distributed by University of Toronto Press)
View full size image | | |  | | Wendy Phillips, Richmond (British Columbia), Fishtailing
(Coteau Books; distributed by Publishers Group of Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Cheryl Rainfield, Toronto, Scars
(WestSide Books; distributed by Chapters / Indigo)
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Children’s Literature — Illustration | | Kristi Bridgeman, Victoria, Uirapurú: based on a Brazilian legend, text by P. K. Page
(Oolichan Books; distributed by University of Toronto Press)
View full size image | | |  | | Julie Flett, Vancouver, Owls See Clearly at Night: a Michif alphabet / Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer: l’alfabet di Michif, text by Julie Flett
(Simply Read Books; distributed by Publishers Group Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Matt James, Toronto, I Know Here, text by Laurel Croza
(Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press; distributed by HarperCollins Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Jon Klassen, Los Angeles [originally from Niagara Falls, Ontario], Cat’s Night Out, text by Caroline Stutson
(Simon & Schuster / A Paula Wiseman Book; distributed by Simon & Schuster Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Renata Liwska, Calgary, The Quiet Book, text by Deborah Underwood
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; distributed by Thomas Allen & Son)
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Translation – French to English | | Sheila Fischman, Montreal, The Blue Notebook
(Talonbooks; distributed by Publishers Group Canada)
English translation of Le cahier bleu by Michel Tremblay (Leméac Éditeur / Actes Sud)
View full size image | | |  | | Sheila Fischman, Montreal, On the Proper Use of Stars
(McClelland & Stewart; distributed by Random House)
English translation of Du bon usage des étoiles by Dominique Fortier (Éditions Alto)
View full size image | | |  | | Linda Gaboriau, Montreal, Forests
(Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher)
English translation of Forêts by Wajdi Mouawad (Leméac Éditeur / Actes Sud)
View full size image | | |  | | Liedewy Hawke, Toronto, High-Wire Summer
(Cormorant Books; distributed by University of Toronto Press)
English translation of L’été funambule by Louise Dupré (XYZ éditeur)
View full size image | | |  | | Lazer Lederhendler, Montreal, The Breakwater House
(House of Anansi Press; distributed by HarperCollins Canada)
English translation of La maison des temps rompus by Pascale Quiviger (Les Éditions du Boréal)
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French-language finalists - Fiction | | Marie-Claire Blais, Key West (Florida) [originally from Quebec City], Mai au bal des prédateurs
(Les Éditions du Boréal; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
View full size image | | |  | | Martine Desjardins, Town of Mount Royal (Quebec), Maleficium
(Éditions Alto; distributed by Socadis)
View full size image | | |  | | Agnès Gruda, Montreal, Onze petites trahisons
(Les Éditions du Boréal; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
View full size image | | |  | | Dany Laferrière, Montreal, L’énigme du retour
(Les Éditions du Boréal; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
View full size image | | |  | | Kim Thúy, Longueuil (Quebec), Ru
(Éditions Libre Expression, Groupe Librex; distributed by Messageries ADP)
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Poetry | | Francis Catalano, Montreal, qu’une lueur des lieux
(L’Hexagone; distributed by Messageries ADP)
View full size image | | |  | | Marie-Josée Charest, Maria (Quebec), Rien que la guerre, c’est tout
(Les Herbes rouges; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
View full size image | | |  | | Carole David, Montreal, Manuel de poétique à l’intention des jeunes filles
(Les Herbes rouges; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
View full size image | | |  | | Danielle Fournier, Montreal, effleurés de lumière
(L’Hexagone; distributed by Messageries ADP)
View full size image | | |  | | Pierre Nepveu, Montreal, Les verbes majeurs
(Éditions du Noroît; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
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Drama | | Geneviève Billette, Montreal, Les ours dorment enfin
(Lansman Éditeur; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
View full size image | | |  | | Evelyne de la Chenelière, Montreal, L’imposture
(Leméac Éditeur; distributed by Socadis)
View full size image | | |  | | Emma Haché, Montreal, Trafiquée
(Lansman Éditeur; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
View full size image | | |  | | David Paquet, Montreal, Porc-épic
(Dramaturges Éditeurs; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
View full size image | | |  | | Gilles Poulin-Denis, Montreal, Rearview
(Dramaturges Éditeurs; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
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Non-fiction | | René-Daniel Dubois, Montreal, Morceaux : entretiens sur l’écho du monde, l’imaginaire et l’écriture (Juillet 2005- janvier 2006)
(Leméac Éditeur; distributed by Socadis)
View full size image | | |  | | Michel Lavoie, Saint-Raphaël (Quebec), C’est ma seigneurie que je réclame : la lutte des Hurons de Lorette pour la seigneurie de Sillery, 1650-1900
(Les Éditions du Boréal; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
View full size image | | |  | | Marie Mc Andrew, Montreal, Les majorités fragiles et l’éducation : Belgique, Catalogne, Irlande du Nord, Québec
(Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal; distributed by Socadis)
View full size image | | |  | | Pierre Ouellet, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Quebec), Où suis-je ? Paroles des égarés
(VLB éditeur; distributed by Messageries ADP)
View full size image | | |  | | Yvon Rivard, Montreal, Une idée simple
(Les Éditions du Boréal; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
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Children’s Literature – Text | | Michel Noël, Saint-Damien-de-Brandon, Quebec, Nishka
(Les Éditions Hurtubise; distributed by Distribution HMH)
View full size image | | |  | | Patrice Robitaille, Montreal, Le chenil
(Les Éditions L’Interligne; distributed by Prologue)
View full size image | | |  | | Yves Steinmetz, Saint-Césaire (Quebec), La chamane de Bois-Rouge
(Éditions Pierre Tisseyre; distributed by Diffusion du livre Mirabel)
View full size image | | |  | | Alain Ulysse Tremblay, Montreal, Le dernier été
(Soulières éditeur; distributed by Diffusion du livre Mirabel)
View full size image | | |  | | Élise Turcotte, Montreal, Rose : derrière le rideau de la folie
(Les éditions de la courte échelle; distributed by Diffusion du livre Mirabel)
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Children’s Literature – Illustration | | Josée Bisaillon, Montreal, Le funambule, text by Marie-Danielle Croteau
(Les Éditions Les 400 coups; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
View full size image | | |  | | Virginie Egger, Montreal, Le journal secret de Lulu Papino – Mon premier amour, text by Lucie Papineau
(Dominique et compagnie, a division of Éditions Héritage; distributed by Messageries ADP)
View full size image | | |  | | Manon Gauthier, Montreal, Triste sort ou l’hurluberlu de Morneville, text by Jean-Pierre Davidts
(Les Éditions Les 400 coups; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
View full size image | | |  | | Melinda Josie, Toronto, Le géranium, text by Mélanie Tellier
(Marchand de feuilles; distributed by Hachette/Socadis)
View full size image | | |  | | Daniel Sylvestre, Montreal, Rose : derrière le rideau de la folie, text by Élise Turcotte
(Les Éditions de la courte échelle; distributed by Diffusion du livre Mirabel)
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Translation – English to French  | | Geneviève Letarte, Montreal, and Alison L. Strayer, Paris (France) [originally from Canada], Rencontres fortuites
(Les Allusifs; distributed by Gallimard/Socadis)
French translation of A Fairly Good Time by Mavis Gallant (Random House of Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Montreal,
Sale argent : petit traité d’économie à l’intention des détracteurs du capitalisme
(Éditions Logiques, Groupe Librex; distributed by Messageries ADP)
French translation of Filthy Lucre: Economics for People Who Hate Capitalism by Joseph Heath (HarperCollins Publishers)
View full size image | | |  | | Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Montreal, Les Troutman volants
(Les Éditions du Boréal; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
French translation of The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews (Alfred A. Knopf Canada, a division of Random House of Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Claudine Vivier, Plaisance (Quebec), L’exode des loups
(Les Éditions du Boréal; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia)
French translation of Wolf Rider by Sharon Stewart (Scholastic Canada)
View full size image | | |  | | Sophie Voillot, Montreal, Le cafard
(Éditions Alto; distributed by Socadis)
French translation of Cockroach by Rawi Hage (House of Anansi Press)
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