The Governor General Awards were started in 1936 by Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir (Sir John Buchan) who was a writer himself with several popular published spy thrillers. Today the tradition continues, with this year's winners announced earlier today.
In Children's Text:
From Then to Now: A Short History of the World
Author: Christopher Moore
Drama:
If We Were Birds
Author: Erin Shields
Poetry:
Killdeer
Author: Phil Hall
Non-fiction:
Mordecai: The Life & Times
Author: Charles Foran
Translation:
Partita for Glenn Gould
Author: Donald Winkler
Children's Illustration:
Ten Birds
Author: Cybele Young
Fiction:
The Sisters Brothers
Author: Patrick de Witt
