2006 Governor General's Awards
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The shortlisted nominees for the 2006 Governor General's Award
s for Literary Merit were announced on October 16. Winning titles were announced on November 21. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000 and a copy of their book bound by Montreal bookbinder Lise Dubois.
Governor General's Award
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields. The first was conceived in 1937 by Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction who created the Governor...
s for Literary Merit were announced on October 16. Winning titles were announced on November 21. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000 and a copy of their book bound by Montreal bookbinder Lise Dubois.
Fiction
- Peter BehrensPeter Behrens (writer)Peter Behrens is a Canadian novelist, screenwriter and short story writer. His debut novel, The Law of Dreams, won the 2006 Governor General's Award for English fiction....
, The Law of DreamsThe Law of DreamsThe Law of Dreams is a historical fiction novel about the Irish potato famine by Canadian author Peter Behrens. Published in 2006 by House of Anansi Press, it was the recipient of that year's Governor General's Award for English language fiction.... - Trevor Cole, The Fearsome Particles
- Bill GastonBill GastonBill Gaston is a Canadian novelist, playwright and short story writer.Gaston grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Toronto, Ontario, and North Vancouver, British Columbia....
, Gargoyles - Paul Glennon, The Dodecahedron, or A Frame for Frames
- Rawi HageRawi Hage-Early life and education:Born in Beirut, Hage grew up in Lebanon and Cyprus. He moved to New York City in 1984. In 1991, he relocated to Montreal, where he studied Photography at Dawson College and Fine Arts at Concordia University. He subsequently began exhibiting as a photographer, and has had...
, De Niro's GameDe Niro's GameDe Niro's Game is the debut novel by Lebanese-Canadian writer Rawi Hage, originally published in 2006.The novel's primary characters are Bassam and George, lifelong friends living in wartorn Beirut...
Poetry
- John PassJohn PassJohn Pass is a Canadian poet. He has lived in Canada since 1953, and was educated at the University of British Columbia....
, Stumbling in the Bloom - Ken BabstockKen BabstockKen Babstock is a Canadian poet. He was born in Newfoundland and raised in the Ottawa Valley. Babstock began publishing his poems in journals and anthologies, winning gold at the 1997 Canadian National Magazine Awards...
, Airstream Land Yacht - Elizabeth BachinskyElizabeth BachinskyElizabeth Bachinsky is a Canadian poet. She's published three collections since 2005: Curio, Home of Sudden Service, and God of Missed Connections. Her second book, Home of Sudden Service, was nominated for a 2006 Governor General's Award for Poetry...
, Home of Sudden Service - Dionne BrandDionne BrandDionne Brand is a Canadian poet, novelist, essayist and documentarian. She was named Toronto's third Poet Laureate in September 2009.-Biography:...
, Inventory - Sharon ThesenSharon ThesenSharon Thesen is a Canadian poet who lives in Lake Country, British Columbia. She teaches at UBC-O.In 2003, Thesen was a judge for the Griffin Poetry Prize.-Bibliography:*Artemis Hates Romance - 1980...
, The Good Bacteria
Drama
- Daniel MacIvorDaniel MacIvorDaniel MacIvor is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director and film director. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and educated at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and then at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario....
, I Still Love You - Morwyn Brebner, The Optimists
- Lisa Codrington, Cast Iron
- Jason ShermanJason ShermanJason Sherman is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter.After graduating from the creative writing program at York University in 1985, Sherman co-founded What Publishing with Kevin Connolly, which produced what, a literary magazine that he edited from 1985 to 1990...
, Adapt or Die: Plays New and Used - Drew Hayden TaylorDrew Hayden TaylorDrew Hayden Taylor is a Canadian playwright, author and journalist.Born in Curve Lake, Ontario, Taylor is part Ojibwa and part Caucasian. About his background Taylor says: "I plan to start my own nation. Because I am half Ojibway half Caucasian, we will be called the occasions...
, In a World Created by a Drunken God
Non-fiction
- Ross KingRoss King (author)Ross King is a Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer. He began his career by writing two works of historical fiction in the 1990s, later turning to non-fiction, and has since written several critically acclaimed and best-selling historical works.-Novels and Books:King's first novel, Domino, ,...
, The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism - Afua CooperAfua CooperAfua Cooper is a Jamaican-born Canadian historian, author and dub poet.-Biography:Born in Westmoreland, Jamaica, Cooper grew up in Kingston, Jamaica and migrated to Toronto in 1980. She holds a Ph.D. in African-Canadian history with specialties in slavery and abolition...
, The Hanging of Angélique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montréal - Susanne Reber and Robert Renaud, Starlight Tour: The Last, Lonely Night of Neil Stonechild
- Michael StrangeloveMichael StrangeloveMichael Strangelove is a lecturer in the Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa. His two main works are Watching YouTube: Extraordinary Videos by Ordinary People and The Empire of Mind: Digital Piracy and the Anti-Capitalist Movement , which was nominated for a Governor General's...
, The Empire of Mind: Digital Piracy and the Anti-Capitalist Movement - Christine Wiesenthal, The Half-Lives of Pat Lowther
Children's literature (text)
- William Gilkerson, Pirate's Passage
- André AlexisAndré AlexisAndré Alexis is a Canadian writer who grew up in Ottawa and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario....
, Ingrid and the Wolf - Glen HuserGlen HuserGlen Huser is a Canadian fiction writer.Vancouver School of Art, second year qualification, 1965; University of Alberta, B.Ed...
, Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen - Teresa Toten, Me and the Blondes
- Budge WilsonBudge WilsonBudge Wilson is a highly acclaimed Canadian author who was born and raised in Nova Scotia. She graduated from Dalhousie University with a B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology...
, Friendships
Children's literature (illustration)
- Leo Yerxa, Ancient Thunder
- Eugenie Fernandes, Earth Magic
- Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and Stéphan Daigle, The Birdman
- Jon Morse, Casey at the Bat
- Maxwell Newhouse, Let's Go for a Ride
French-to-English translation
- Hugh Hazelton, Vetiver (Vétiver, Joël Des Rosiers)
- Sheila FischmanSheila FischmanSheila Leah Fischman, CM is a Canadian translator who specializes in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature....
, The Bicycle Eater (Le Mangeur de bicyclette, Larry Tremblay) - Linda GaboriauLinda GaboriauLinda Gaboriau is a Canadian dramaturg and literary translator who has translated some 100 plays and novels by Quebec writers, including many of the Quebec plays best known to English-speaking Canadian audiences....
, Assorted Candies (Bonbons assortis, Michel TremblayMichel TremblayMichel Tremblay, CQ is a Canadian novelist and playwright.Tremblay grew up in the Plateau Mont-Royal, a French-speaking neighbourhood of Montreal, at the time of his birth a neighbourhood with a working-class character and joual dialect, something that would heavily influence his work...
) - Lazer LederhendlerLazer LederhendlerLazer Lederhendler is a Canadian literary translator and academic. A four-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation, he won the award in 2008 for his translation of Nicolas Dickner's novel Nikolski...
, The Immaculate Conception (L’Immaculée Conception, Gaétan SoucyGaétan SoucyGaétan Soucy is a Canadian novelist and professor.Born in Montreal, Quebec, Soucy studied physics at Université de Montréal, completed a Master's degree in philosophy, and studied Japanese language and literature at McGill University....
) - Fred A. ReedFred A. ReedFred A. Reed is a journalist and translator of literature who has published and translated several books.-Books:*Persian postcards: Iran after Khomemi. Talonbooks. 1994. ISBN 0889224439...
, A Threat from Within: A Century of Jewish Opposition to Zionism (Au nom de la Torah : une histoire de l’opposition juive au sionisme, Yakov M. RabkinYakov M. RabkinYakov M. Rabkin is a professor of history at the Université de Montréal, author and critic of Zionism. His book A Threat from Within: A Century of Jewish Opposition to Zionism was nominated for best French to English translation for "an important and timely work" at the 2006 Governor General's...
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Fiction
- Andrée Laberge, La rivière du loup
- Michael Delisle, Le sort de Fille
- Louis Hamelin, Sauvages
- Jocelyne Saucier, Jeanne sur les routes
- Pierre YergeauPierre YergeauPierre Yergeau is a Canadian novelist.Born in Abitibi, Quebec, Yergeau was educated at Concordia University and the Université de Montréal. He has twice been a finalist for the Governor General's Award in French language fiction...
, La Cité des Vents
Poetry
- Hélène DorionHélène DorionHélène Dorion, OC, CQ is a Canadian poet, and writer.-Life:Dorion taught literature before heading Publisher Noroît from 1991 until 2000...
, Ravir: les lieux - Paul Bélanger, Origine des méridiens
- Jacques BraultJacques BraultJacques Brault is a French Canadian poet and translator who currently lives in Cowansville, Quebec, Canada. He was born to a poor family, but received an excellent education at the Université de Montréal and at the Sorbonne in Paris...
, L’artisan - Louise Cotnoir, Les îles
- Benoit JutrasBenoît JutrasBenoît Jutras is a Canadian composer known for his unique style of music, which usually includes erhus, bagpipes, and other exotic instruments. His most widely known works are the scores he has written for Cirque du Soleil, including O, Mystère, Quidam, and La Nouba...
, L’Étang noir
Drama
- Évelyne de la Chenelière, Désordre public
- Olivier Choinière, Venise-en-Québec
- Jean-Marc DalpéJean-Marc DalpéJean Marc Dalpé is a Canadian playwright and poet. He is one of the most important figures in Franco-Ontarian literature....
, Août: un repas à la campagne - Reynald Robinson, Blue Bayou, la maison de l’étalon
Non-fiction
- Pierre Ouellet, À force de voir: histoire de regards
- Marie-Françoise GuédonMarie-Françoise GuédonMarie-Françoise Guédon, Ph.D., is a Canadian anthropologist and professor of religious studies at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada. She has done fieldwork among the Inuit, Gitksan, Ahtna, and Tanana peoples of Canada and Alaska....
, Le rêve et la forêt: histoires de chamanes nabesna - Thierry Hentsch, Le temps aboli: l’Occident et ses grands récits
- Michaël La Chance, Paroxysmes: la parole hyperbolique
- Catherine Mavrikakis, Condamner à mort: les meurtres et la loi à l’écran
Children's literature (text)
- Dany LaferrièreDany LaferrièreDany Laferrière is a francophone Haitian and Canadian novelist and journalist.Born in Port-au-Prince, Haïti, and raised in Petit Goâve, Laferrière worked as a journalist in Haïti before moving to Canada in 1976...
, Je suis fou de Vava - Édith Bourget, Les saisons d’Henri
- Fernande D. Lamy, Cauchemar aveugle
- Françoise Lepage, Poupeska
- Daniel Mativat, Nuits rouges
Children's literature (illustration)
- RogéRogeRoge is a village in the municipality of Požega, western Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 424 people. There are large numbers of dogs and cats that inhabit the town. As of 1990 a few of the older cats hold skilled jobs in the village bank and the intensely...
, Le gros monstre qui aimait trop lire - Steve AdamsSteve Adams (illustrator)Steve Adams is a Canadian illustrator.After his studies in graphic design, Steve began his collaboration with various clients such as The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Citigroup, Washington Post, American Lawyer, Chicago Tribune, CA Magazine, The Globe & Mail, La Presse, Barefoot...
, Le trésor de Jacob - Marie Lafrance, Le petit chien de laine
- Lino, Les cendres de maman
- Frédéric Normandin, Je suis fou de Vava
English-to-French translation
- Sophie Voillot, Un jardin de papier (Salamander, Thomas WhartonThomas Wharton-Life:Born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Wharton attended the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary. He was a student of Rudy Wiebe and Greg Hollingshead. His first novel began as his M.A. thesis, under the supervision of Kristjana Gunnars. He worked on his PhD at Calgary with Aritha...
) - Dominique Fortier, Parlez-vous boro: voyage aux pays des langues menacées (Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages, Mark AbleyMark AbleyMark Abley is a Canadian poet, journalist, editor and non-fiction writer.Born in Warwickshire, England, he moved to Canada as a small boy and grew up in Lethbridge, Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He attended the University of Saskatchewan from which he won a Rhodes Scholarship in 1975. He...
) - Dominique Fortier, L’Arbre: une vie (Tree: A Life StoryTree: A Life StoryTree: A Life Story is a Canadian non-fiction book written by David Suzuki and Wayne Grady, and illustrated by Robert Bateman. The book profiles the life of a Douglas-fir tree, from seed to maturity to death...
by David SuzukiDavid SuzukiDavid Suzuki, CC, OBC is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster and environmental activist. Suzuki earned a Ph.D in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department of the University of British Columbia from 1963 until his retirement in 2001...
and Wayne GradyWayne Grady (author)Wayne Grady is a Canadian writer, editor, and translator; currently working as the science editor of Equinox.Grady won the 1989 Governor General's Award for French to English translation for On the Eighth Day, the John Glassco Prize for Literary Translation for Christopher Cartier of Hazelnut and...
) - Daniel PoliquinDaniel PoliquinDaniel Poliquin is a Canadian novelist and translator. He has translated works of many Canadian writers into French, including David Homel, Douglas Glover, and Mordecai Richler. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario...
, L’homme qui voulait boire la mer (The Man Who Wanted to Drink Up the Sea, Pan BouyoucasPan BouyoucasPan Bouyoucas is a Greek-Canadian author, playwright and translator.-History:Bouyoucas was born to Greek parents and emigrated to Canada in 1963. After studies in architecture, in Montreal and New York City, he obtained a BFA at Concordia University, and worked a few years as a film critic...
) - Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, L’Odyssée de Pénélope (The PenelopiadThe PenelopiadThe Penelopiad is a novella by Margaret Atwood. It was published in 2005 as part of the first set of books in the Canongate Myth Series where contemporary authors rewrite ancient myths. In The Penelopiad, Penelope reminisces on the events during the Odyssey, life in Hades, Odysseus, Helen, and her...
, Margaret AtwoodMargaret AtwoodMargaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history; she is a winner of the Arthur C...
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