The Canada Council for the Arts revealed the 2024 winners of the Governor General's Literary Awards, which celebrate remarkable literary works published in Canada, in both official languages, across seven categories.
Each winner receives C$25,000 (about US$17,860), with the publisher getting C$3,000 (about US$2,145) to promote the winning book; finalists receive C$1,000 (about US$715) each. This year's winning titles are:
English-language
Fiction: Empty Spaces by Jordan Abel
Poetry: Scientific Marvel by Chimwemwe Undi
Drama: There Is Violence and There Is Righteous Violence and There Is Death, or the Born-Again Crow by Caleigh Crow
Nonfiction: Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre by Niigaan Sinclair
Young people's literature/text: Crash Landing by Li Charmaine Anne
Young people's literature/illustrated books: Skating Wild on an Inland Sea by Jean E. Pendziwol
Translation (from French to English): Nights Too Short to Dance by Katia Grubisic, a translation of Un cœur habité de mille voix by Marie-Claire Blais
French-language
Fiction: Lait cru by Steve Poutré
Poetry: poème dégénéré by névé dumas
Drama: Wollstonecraft by Sarah Berthiaume
Nonfiction: Hors jeu: Chronique culturelle et féministe sur l'industrie du sport professionnel by Florence-Agathe Dubé-Moreau
Young people's literature/text: Une bulle en dehors du temps by Stéfani Meunier
Young people's literature/illustrated books: Le premier arbre de Noël by Ovila Fontaine and Charlotte Parent
Translation (from English to French): Ristigouche: Le long cours de la rivière sauvage by Éric Fontaine, a translation of Restigouche: The Long Run of the Wild River
Michelle Chawla, Canada Council for the Arts director and CEO, said, "Each of this year's Governor General's Literary Awards winning books offers readers a fresh and unique journey through storytelling. The 2024 GGBooks are remarkable for how they capture the essence of today's world, inviting us to reflect and engage deeply. The works are being celebrated not only for their brilliance on the page but also for the lasting impact they will have on literature and future generations of readers."