The 2003 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit: Finalists in 14 categories (70 books) were announced October 20, the four children's literature winners announced and presented November 10, other winners announced and presented November 12. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000. [1]
The separate announcement and presentation of children's literature awards – four, recognizing text and illustration in English- and French-language books – was a novelty in 2003 (continued for at least a few years). The event at Rideau Hall, the Governor General's residence in Ottawa, was scheduled to begin at 10:00 on a Monday morning. "Children from across the National Capital Region will be invited to attend the event, which will also include readings and workshops related to children's literature." [2]
| Category | Winner | Nominated |
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| Fiction |  Douglas Glover, Elle |
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| Non-fiction | Margaret MacMillan, Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World |
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| Poetry | Tim Lilburn, Kill-site |
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| Drama | Vern Thiessen, Einstein's Gift |
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| Children's literature | Glen Huser, Stitches |
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| Children's illustration | Allen Sapp, The Song Within My Heart |
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| French to English translation | Jane Brierley, Memoirs of a Less Travelled Road: A Historian's Life |
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| Category | Winner | Nominated |
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| Fiction | Élise Turcotte, La maison étrangère |
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| Non-fiction | Thierry Hentsch, Raconter et mourir : aux sources narratives de l'imaginaire occidental |
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| Poetry | Pierre Nepveu, Lignes aériennes |
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| Drama | Jean-Rock Gaudreault, Deux pas vers les étoiles |
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| Children's literature | Danielle Simard, J'ai vendu ma soeur |
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| Children's illustration | Virginie Egger, Recette d'éléphant à la sauce vieux pneu |
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| English to French translation | Agnès Guitard, Un amour de Salomé |
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