2000 Governor General's Awards
The 2000 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, and Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts, on November 14 at Rideau Hall.
English-language finalists
Fiction
- Michael Ondaatje, Anil's Ghost
- Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
- Austin Clarke, The Question
- David Adams Richards, Mercy Among the Children
- Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach
Poetry
- Don McKay, Another Gravity
- George Bowering, His Life
- A.F. Moritz, Rest on the Flight into Egypt
- John Pass, Water Stair
- Patricia Young, Ruin and Beauty
Drama
- Timothy Findley, Elizabeth Rex
- George Boyd, Consecrated Ground
- Linda Griffiths, Alien Creature
- Daniel MacIvor and Daniel Brooks, Monster
- Jason Sherman, It's All True
Non-fiction
- Nega Mezlekia, Notes from the Hyena's Belly
- Robert Bringhurst, A Story as Sharp as a Knife
- Trevor Herriot, River in a Dry Land
- A. B. McKillop, The Spinster and the Prophet
Children's literature (text)
- Deborah Ellis, Looking for X
- Martha Brooks, Being with Henry
- Sharon E. McKay, Charlie Wilcox
- Sheldon Oberman, The Shaman's Nephew
- Duncan Thornton, Kalifax
Children's literature (illustration)
- Marie-Louise Gay, Yuck, A Love Story
- Nelly and Ernst Hofer, The Snow Queen
- Marthe Jocelyn, Hannah's Collections
- Regolo Ricci, The Market Wedding
- Cybèle Young, Pa's Harvest
French-to-English translation
- Robert Majzels, Just Fine
- Sheila Fischman, Terra Firma
- Linda Gaboriau, Down Dangerous Passes Road
- Bobby Theodore, 15 Seconds
French-language finalists
Fiction
- Jean-Marc Dalpé, Un vent se lève qui éparpille
- Christiane Duchesne, L'Homme des silences
- Roger Magini, Styx
- Pierre Samson, Il était une fois une ville
- Alison Lee Strayer, Jardin et prairie
Poetry
- Normand de Bellefeuille, La Marche de l'aveugle sans son chien
- Martine Audet, Orbites
- Joël Des Rosiers, Vétiver
- Madeleine Gagnon, Rêve de pierre
- Claude Paré, Exécuté en chambre
Drama
- Wajdi Mouawad, Littoral
- Geneviève Billette, Crime contre l'humanité
- Serge Boucher, 24 Poses
- Jasmine Dubé, L'Arche de Noémie
- Lise Vaillancourt, Le petit dragon, et La balade de Fannie et Carcassonne
Non-fiction
- Gérard Bouchard, Genèse des nations et cultures du Nouveau Monde
- Brian T. Fitch, À l'ombre de la littérature
- Olga Hazan, Le mythe du progrès artistique
- Yves Lavertu, Jean-Charles Harvey
- Robert Major, Convoyages
Children's literature (text)
- Charlotte Gingras, Un été de Jade
- Guy Dessureault, L'homme au chat
- François Gravel, L'été de la moustache
- Gilles Tibo, La Planète du petit géant
- Hélène Vachon, Le délire de Somerset
Children's literature (illustration)
- Anne Villeneuve, L'Écharpe rouge
- Marie-Louise Gay, Sur mon île
- Pascale Constantin, Gloups!, Bébé-vampire
- Geneviève Côté, La grande aventure d'un petit mouton noir
- Gérard Dubois, Riquet à la Houppe
English-to-French translation
- Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Un parfum de cèdre
- Jude Des Chênes, L'honneur du guerrier
- Dominique Issenhuth, Amants
External links
- The Canada Council: CUMULATIVE LIST OF FINALISTS FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDS
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