The shortlisted nominees for the 2011 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 11,[1] and the winners were announced on November 15.[2]

English

CategoryWinnerNominated
FictionPatrick deWitt, The Sisters Brothers
Non-fictionCharles Foran, Mordecai: The Life & Times
  • Nathan M. Greenfield, The Damned: The Canadians at the Battle of Hong Kong and the POW Experience, 1941-45
  • Richard Gwyn, Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times, Volume Two: 1867-1891
  • JJ Lee, The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit
  • Andrew Nikiforuk, Empire of the Beetle: How Human Folly and a Tiny Bug Are Killing North America's Great Forests
PoetryPhil Hall, Killdeer
DramaErin Shields, If We Were Birds
Children's literatureChristopher Moore, From Then to Now: A Short History of the World
Children's illustrationCybèle Young, Ten Birds
French to English translationDonald Winkler, Partita for Glenn Gould (Partita pour Glenn Gould, Georges Leroux)

French

CategoryWinnerNominated
FictionPerrine Leblanc, L'homme blanc
Non-fictionGeorges Leroux, Wanderer : essai sur le Voyage d'hiver de Franz Schubert
PoetryLouise Dupré, Plus haut que les flammes
DramaNormand Chaurette, Ce qui meurt en dernier
Children's literatureMartin Fournier, Les aventures de Radisson - 1. L'enfer ne brûle pas
Children's illustrationCaroline Merola, Lili et les poilus
English to French translationMaryse Warda, Toxique ou l'incident dans l'autobus (The Toxic Bus Incident, Greg MacArthur)

References

  1. ^ "Edugyan, deWitt shortlisted for Governor General literary award". Toronto Star, October 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "G-G winner Patrick deWitt says grant ‘saved’ him". The Globe and Mail, November 15, 2011.