Madeleine Thien won the Governor General's Literary Award in the fiction category for her novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing. The Canada Council for the Arts announced winners in 14 English- and French-language categories. Each winner receives C$25,000 (US$18,725), with the winning publishers getting $3,000 to support promotional activities.
Canada Council director and CEO Simon Brault commented: "2016 is an excellent vintage for the GG Awards--full-bodied, nuanced, and sure to satisfy the palates of a discerning public eager to discover new and meaningful worlds. Once again, we have the privilege of celebrating the power of literature to question who we are and what we aspire to be. Our thanks to the authors and to the publishers who have accompanied them in their creative process and brought their works to life."