Winners and nominees
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- ^ Governor General's Literary Awards at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ William French, "Gallant's collection of short stories takes fiction prize". The Globe and Mail, May 18, 1982.
- ^ "Webb and Gray among winners". The Globe and Mail, June 9, 1983.
- ^ "B.C. authors considered for awards". The Province, May 26, 1983.
- ^ "CanLit fiction's leading award goes to the Dog". The Globe and Mail, June 21, 1984.
- ^ "Governor General's finalists announced". Montreal Gazette, May 25, 1984.
- ^ Rod Currie, "Former Kingstonian Judith Thompson wins Governor General's Award". Kingston Whig-Standard, June 7, 1985.
- ^ James Adams, "Local writers nominated for award". Edmonton Journal, May 16, 1985.
- ^ "Margaret Atwood lifts second Governor General's award". Edmonton Journal, June 4, 1986.
- ^ "Literary prize nominees named". Red Deer Advocate, May 13, 1986.
- ^ Lisa Rochon, "Yvon Rivard honored for French-language fiction: Munro wins top literary prize". The Globe and Mail, May 28, 1987.
- ^ "Awards finalists announced". The Globe and Mail, May 1, 1987.
- ^ "Literary awards held at Calgary festival". Regina Leader-Post, February 13, 1988.
- ^ "Victoria's Gurr, Page nominated for book awards". Vancouver Sun, January 13, 1988.
- ^ "New Brunswick writer wins national race for top literary prize". The Globe and Mail, March 4, 1989.
- ^ "Atwood, Berton top lists as nominees announced for national literary awards". Montreal Gazette, February 1, 1989.
- ^ "Governor General's awards announced". North Bay Nugget, March 10, 1990.
- ^ "Three B.C. writers in running for awards". Vancouver Sun, February 7, 1990.
- ^ Philip Marchand, "Toronto's Nino Ricci wins top book prize". Toronto Star, January 23, 1991.
- ^ "Prominent names among nominees". Windsor Star, November 17, 1990.
- ^ "First novel earns top literary honor". Windsor Star, December 4, 1991.
- ^ "Atwood leads G-G Award nominees". Hamilton Spectator, November 9, 1991.
- ^ Mark Abley, "Ondaatje wins Governor-General's Award, denounces GST in speech". Montreal Gazette, December 2, 1992.
- ^ Jamie Portman, "Three from Ottawa area among finalists". Ottawa Citizen, November 6, 1992.
- ^ "This time, Stone Diaries on top: Governor General's award atones for loss in Booker". Windsor Star, November 17, 1993.
- ^ "Shields in running for Governor General Award; Nomination comes just after Booker Prize loss". Halifax Daily News, October 29, 1993.
- ^ Philip Marchand, "History novel wins top prize Rudy Wiebe's A Discovery Of Strangers picked over Atwood and Munro". Toronto Star, November 16, 1994.
- ^ Conway Daly, "Munro, Atwood lead familiar names in race for Governor General's award". Kingston Whig-Standard, October 28, 1994.
- ^ "Writer's Roaring success: Greg Hollingshead wins Governor-General's Award for fiction". Vancouver Sun, November 15, 1995.
- ^ "68 finalists for literary awards". Vancouver Sun, October 27, 1995.
- ^ Philip Marchand, "Vanderhaeghe wins second fiction prize". Toronto Star, November 13, 1996.
- ^ Judy Stoffman, "It's Atwood ahead again in book race". Toronto Star, October 18, 1996.
- ^ Robert Reid, "Jane Urquhart wins Governor General's Award for fiction". Waterloo Region Record, November 19, 1997.
- ^ Paul Gessell, "Urquhart, Hay nominated for Governor General's prize". St. Catharines Standard, October 23, 1997.
- ^ Anne-Marie Tobin, "Kingston author savours literary award". Kingston Whig-Standard, November 18, 1998.
- ^ "Montrealers deluge list of nominees". Montreal Gazette, October 21, 1998.
- ^ "Matt Cohen, Marq de Villiers win GG literary awards". The Western Star, November 17, 1999.
- ^ "Governor General's Award nominees: Clarkson hands them out Nov. 16". Moose Jaw Times-Herald, October 24, 1999.
- ^ "Governor General's Awards handed out". Barrie Examiner, November 15, 2000.
- ^ Anne-Marie Tobin, "Atwood, Ondaatje, among nominees for Governor General's awards". Prince Albert Daily Herald, October 26, 2000.
- ^ "Governor General's award follows on top of the Giller: Novelist Richard Wright has good week". Prince George Citizen, November 15, 2001.
- ^ "Urquhart, Wright get GG award nominations". The Telegram, October 24, 2001.
- ^ Diane Menzies, "Gloria Sawai, 70, wins Gov. Gen.'s literary award". Welland Tribune, November 13, 2002.
- ^ "Shields, Johnston lead fiction list for GG awards". Timmins Daily Press, October 22, 2002.
- ^ "Douglas Glover wins Gov. Gen.'s Literary Award for English fiction: Canadian living in New York State won prize for Elle, a fictionalized account of Gulf of St. Lawrence castaway". Cape Breton Post, November 13, 2003.
- ^ Anne-Marie Tobin, "Stellar year for Atwood: Writer makes short list for Gov-Gen's fiction award". Brantford Expositor, October 25, 2003.
- ^ "Dallaire, Toews among award winners". Sudbury Star, November 17, 2004.
- ^ "Governor General award nominee 'hugely relieved' with book reviews". Guelph Mercury, November 13, 2004.
- ^ "Gilmour wins fiction prize". Prince George Citizen, November 15, 2005.
- ^ Vanessa Farquharson, "The 2005 G-G nominees: all killer, no Giller: Literary awards". National Post, October 18, 2005.
- ^ "First-time author beats out experienced peers". Nanaimo Daily News, November 22, 2006.
- ^ "Cole, Gaston among nominees for Governor General's awards". Whitehorse Star, October 16, 2006.
- ^ "Michael Ondaatje wins again". North Bay Nugget, November 28, 2007.
- ^ Cassandra Szklarski, "Ondaatje and Vassanji among literary stars on Governor General's short list; Books Notable literary heavyweights include Margaret Atwood, David Chariandy, Barbara Gowdy and Heather O'Neill". The Daily Gleaner, October 17, 2007.
- ^ Paul Gessell, "Ricci repeats as GG Literary Award winner". Ottawa Citizen, November 19, 2008.
- ^ "Hage, Ricci finalists for literary prize". Waterloo Region Record, October 22, 2008.
- ^ Pat Donnelly and Kathryn Greenaway, "A fiction win via a Yukon copper mine; Kate Pullinger wins Governor General's Award". National Post, November 18, 2009.
- ^ Adrian Chamberlain, "Bookstore clerk's first offering vies with Alice Munro for top prize". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 15, 2009.
- ^ Mark Medley, "Cool Water wins GG award for fiction; Dianne Warren beat out Room, among others". National Post, November 17, 2010.
- ^ "GG lit-award finalists include Emma Donoghue, Kathleen Winter". Alaska Highway News, October 14, 2010.
- ^ "Literary gold rush: Patrick deWitt's 'Sisters Brothers' wins Gov-Gen prize". Whitehorse Star, November 15, 2011.
- ^ Mark Medley, "Literary hat tricks; G-G Awards; Two authors make three fiction prize lists". National Post, October 12, 2011.
- ^ Greg Quill, "Spalding's slave tale gets GG fiction nod: Toronto writer also nominated for Writers' Trust Prize". Toronto Star, November 14, 2012.
- ^ Paul Irish, "Vincent Lam on Governor General's short list". Toronto Star, October 3, 2012.
- ^ "Eleanor Catton wins Governor General's Literary Award for The Luminaries". Toronto Star. November 13, 2011.
- ^ Ahearn, Victoria (October 2, 2013). "Governor General Literary Award finalists announced (updated)". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Thomas King wins Governor General's award for fiction". The Globe and Mail, November 18, 2014.
- ^ "Thomas, Chafe on shortlists for Governor General's awards". Winnipeg Free Press, October 7, 2014.
- ^ Cam Fuller, "Modest Vanderhaeghe joins exclusive company with third GG win". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Guelph author shortlisted for Governor General's Literary Award". Guelph Tribune, October 8, 2015.
- ^ "Madeline Thien wins Governor-General's award for English fiction". The Globe and Mail, October 25, 2016.
- ^ Ian McGillis, "Thien makes short list for third time; Adds GG nod to Booker, Giller nominations". Sarnia Observer, October 5, 2016.
- ^ "Governor General Literary Awards announced: Joel Thomas Hynes wins top English fiction prize". CBC News, November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Winter, Hynes up for Governor General's Award". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, October 7, 2017.
- ^ "Here are the winners of the 2018 Governor General's Literary Awards". CBC Books, November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Hage, Toews among finalists for Governor General's Literary Awards". Peterborough Examiner, October 4, 2018.
- ^ Jane van Koeverden, "Here are the winners of the 2019 Governor General's Literary Awards". CBC Books, October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Literary finalists named; 70 books vie for $450,000 in prizes at 2019 Governor General's awards". Windsor Star, October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Michelle Good says celebrating fiction win feels 'petty and selfish' after residential school discovery". CTV News, June 1, 2021.
- ^ "Francesca Ekwuyasi, Billy-Ray Belcourt & Anne Carson among 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards finalists". CBC Books, May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Inuk author Norma Dunning wins $25K Governor General's fiction prize" Archived 2021-11-17 at the Wayback Machine. Coast Reporter, November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Rachel Cusk among fiction finalists for Governor General's Literary Awards". Toronto Star, October 14, 2021.
- ^ Deborah Dundas, "Sheila Heti, Eli Baxter win 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards for fiction and non-fiction". Toronto Star, November 16, 2022.
- ^ "The finalists for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry". CBC Books, October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Anuja Varghese wins Governor General's literary award for fiction". Toronto Star, November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for Governor General's Literary Awards". Burnaby Now, October 25, 2023.