Francesca Ekwuyasi, Billy-Ray Belcourt & Anne Carson among 2020 Governor General s Literary Awards finalists
The $25,000 prizes, administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, are awarded in seven English-language categories. The winners will be announced on June 1, 2021.
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When Rod Carley found out his second novel, Kinmount, had made the long list for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, it was âlike a shot in the arm.
âLike a COVID vaccination,â Carley says.
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âIt is an honour for sure, especially when you look at the other authorsâ who made the list of 10 finalists.
Although Carley didnât make the short list for the awards which will be announced in June, heâs still floating on the thrill and honour of making the long list.
KITCHENER Three Guelph authors are among the finalists for the 2020 Governor General Literary Awards. According to a news release, the finalists were announced Tuesday after the 2020 awards were postponed due to the pandemic. A total of 70 books across seven categories in both French and English are nominated. The awards are one of Canada’s oldest and most prestigious literary award programs, offering a total of $450,000 in prizes. According to the news release, the themes of the books nominated this year are gender bending, boundary pushing and come from a diverse cohort of authors. The three Guelph finalists are nominated in three separate categories.
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