2004 Governor General's Awards

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The 2004 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit: Finalists in 14 categories (68 books) were announced October 26, the four children's literature winners announced and presented November 15, other winners announced and presented November 16. [1] The prize for writers and illustrators was $15,000 and "a specially crafted copy of the winning book bound by master bookbinder Pierre Ouvrard". [1]

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As introduced in 2003, the four children's literature awards were announced and presented separately from the others. 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. [1]

English

CategoryWinnerNominated
Fiction Blueribbon icon.png Miriam Toews, A Complicated Kindness
Non-fiction Blueribbon icon.png Roméo Dallaire, Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
Poetry Blueribbon icon.png Roo Borson, Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida
Drama Blueribbon icon.png Morris Panych, Girl in the Goldfish Bowl
Children's literature Blueribbon icon.png Kenneth Oppel, Airborn
Children's illustration Blueribbon icon.png Stéphane Jorisch, Jabberwocky
French to English translation Blueribbon icon.png Judith Cowan, Mirabel (Pierre Nepveu, Lignes aériennes)

French

CategoryWinnerNominated
Fiction Blueribbon icon.png Pascale Quiviger, Le cercle parfait
Non-fiction Blueribbon icon.png Jean-Jacques Simard, La Réduction: l'Autochtone inventé et les Amérindiens d'aujourd'hui
  • Jean-Marie Fecteau, La liberté du pauvre : crime et pauvreté au XIXe siècle québécois
  • Brian T. Fitch, Le langage de la pensée et l'écriture : Humboldt, Valéry, Beckett
  • Yvan Lamonde, Histoire sociale des idées au Québec (1896–1929)
  • Roseline Tremblay, L'écrivain imaginaire: essai sur le roman québécois, 1960–1995
Poetry Blueribbon icon.png André Brochu, Les jours à vif
Drama Blueribbon icon.png Emma Haché, L'intimité
Children's literature Blueribbon icon.png Nicole Leroux, L'Hiver de Léo Polatouche
Children's illustration Blueribbon icon.png Janice Nadeau, Nul poisson où aller
English to French translation Blueribbon icon.png Ivan Steenhout, Les Indes accidentelles (Robert Finley, The Accidental Indies)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Canada Council for the Arts announces finalists for the 2004 Governor General's Literary Awards". News Releases – 2004. Canada Council (canadacouncil.ca). October 26, 2004. Archived 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2015-08-20.