Finalists for the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Awards

Finalists for the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Awards

Congratulations to all of our finalists!
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Fiction:
Chrysalis by Anuja Varghese

Translation:
Kukum, written by Michel Jean and translated by Susan Ouriou
Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees, written by Paul Tom, illustrated by Mélanie Baillairgé, and translated by Arielle Aaronson

Young People's Literature - Illustrated Books:
Boobies by Nancy Vo

Poetry:
Xanax Cowboy by Hannah Green

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Xanax Cowboy

This edgy, often darkly comedic long poem considers the romanticization of addiction and mental illness via the romanticization of the Wild West.

Boobies

A cheeky celebration of boobies — the blue-footed avian sort and the more familiar kind that we find on our own bodies.

Chrysalis

Genre-blending stories of transformation and belonging that centre women of colour and explore queerness, family, and community.

Kukum

A Quebec bestseller based on the life of Michel Jean’s great-grandmother that delivers an empathetic portrait of drastic change in an Innu community.

Alone

A fully-illustrated treatment of the true stories of three young refugees who journey alone to North America, seeking refugee status.