The 2006 Governor General's Literary Awards
The Canada Council for the Arts funds, administers and promotes the Governor General’s Literary Awards, worth $15,000 each. Each winner receives a specially bound copy of the winning book. The publisher of each winning book receives $3,000 to support promotional activities. Non-winning finalists each receive $1,000 in recognition of their selection as finalists, bringing the total value of the awards to more than $300,000.
BMO Financial Group has been the sponsor of the Governor General’s Literary Awards since 1988. BMO’s generous contribution has allowed, among other things, the production of material aimed at promoting the finalists and winners.
“Since 1988, BMO Financial Group has promoted Canada’s literary excellence through our sponsorship of the Governor General’s Literary Awards,” said Gilles Ouellette, President and CEO, Private Client Group and Deputy Chairman, BMO Nesbitt Burns.“We are proud to join the Canada Council in congratulating all the finalists, celebrating their important contribution to Canadian writing, illustration and translation, and promoting their works in bookstores, schools, libraries and events across the country..”
Announcement of winners
The winners of this year’s Governor General’s Literary Awards were announced at simultaneous news conferences in Toronto and Montreal on Tuesday, November 21st at 10 a.m.