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. Adrienne Louise Clarkson (Chinese: 伍冰枝; Hanyu Pinyin: , Hakka: Ńg Pên-kî), PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD, LL.D (born February 10, 1939) is an accomplished Canadian journalist. ... The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneure générale du Canada or Gouverneur général du Canada) is the representative of the Canadian monarch. ... Jean-Louis Roux (born May 18, 1923) is a noted entertainer and playwright, senator, and briefly Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. ... The Canada Council for the Arts, commonly called the Canada Council, is an agency of the Government of Canada created to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. ... Rideau Hall is the official residence of the Governor General of Canada, and is the place of residence of the Monarch of Canada when visiting Ottawa. ...

English Language

Fiction

Winner:

• Michael Ondaatje, Anil's Ghost

Other Finalists: Michael Ondaatje, OC , MA , BA (born September 12, 1943) is a Canadian/Sri Lankan novelist and poet perhaps best known for his Booker Prize winning novel adapted into an Academy Award winning film, The English Patient. ...

• Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
• Austin Clarke, The Question
• David Adams Richards, Mercy Among the Children
• Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach

Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Peggy Atwood, CC (born November 18, 1939) ) is one of Canada’s most important contemporary writers. ... Austin Chesterfield Clarke (born 1934) is a Canadian novelist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. ... David Adams Richards (born 1950) is a Canadian author. ... Eden Robinson (born 1968 in Kitamaat, British Columbia) is a Canadian writer. ...

Poetry

Winner:

• User:repartee, Sweet Severence

Other Finalists:

• George Bowering, His Life
• A.F. Moritz, Rest on the Flight into Egypt
• John Pass, Water Stair
• Patricia Young, Ruin and Beauty

George Harry Bowering (born 1935) is a prolific Canadian novelist, poet, historian, and biographer. ... A.F. (Albert Frank) Morirtz (born 1947, Niles, Ohio, USA) is a poet, teacher, and scholar. ...

Drama

Winner:

• Timothy Findley, Elizabeth Rex

Other Finalists: Timothy Irving Frederick Findley, OC , O. Ont. ... Elizabeth Rex is a play by Timothy Findley. ...

• George Boyd, Consecrated Ground
• Linda Griffiths, Alien Creature
• Daniel MacIvor and Daniel Brooks, Monster
• Jason Sherman, It's All True

George Boyd, one of a family of nine, was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... Daniel MacIvor (born 1962) is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director and film director. ... Canadian Playwright. ...

Nonfiction

Winner:

• Nega Mezlekia, Notes from the Hyena's Belly

Other Finalists: Nega Mezlekia(1960-) is an award winning Ethiopian writer who writes in English. ...

• Robert Bringhurst, A Story as Sharp as a Knife
• Trevor Herriot, River in a Dry Land
• A. B. McKillop, The Spinster and the Prophet

Bringhurst lives in Vancouver. ...

Children's Literature - Text

Winner:

• Deborah Ellis, Looking for X

Other Finalists:

• Martha Brooks, Being with Henry
• Sharon E. McKay, Charlie Wilcox
• Sheldon Oberman, The Shaman's Nephew
• Duncan Thornton, Kalifax

Sheldon Oberman (May 20, 1949 - March 26, 2004) was a Canadian childrens writer who lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...

Children's Literature - Illustration

Winner:

• Marie-Louise Gay, Yuck, A Love Story

Other Finalists:

• Nelly and Ernst Hofer, The Snow Queen
• Marthe Jocelyn, Hannah's Collections
• Regolo Ricci, The Market Wedding
• Cybèle Young, Pa's Harvest

Translation (French to English)

Winner:

• Robert Majzels, Just Fine

Other Finalists:

• Sheila Fischman, Terra Firma
• Linda Gaboriau, Down Dangerous Passes Road
• Bobby Theodore, 15 Seconds

Sheila Leah Fischman (born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1937) is a Canadian translator who specializes in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature. ... Linda Gaboriau is a Canadian playwright and literary translator. ...

French Language

Fiction

Winner:

• Jean-Marc Dalpé, Un vent se lève qui éparpille

Other Finalists: Jean-Marc Dalpé (born 1957 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian playwright and poet. ...

• Christiane Duchesne, L'Homme des silences
• Roger Magini, Styx
• Pierre Samson, Il était une fois une ville
• Alison Lee Strayer, Jardin et prairie

Poetry

Winner:

• Normand de Bellefeuille, La Marche de l'aveugle sans son chien

Other Finalists:

• Martine Audet, Orbites
• Joël Des Rosiers, Vétiver
• Madeleine Gagnon, Rêve de pierre
• Claude Paré, Exécuté en chambre

Drama

Winner:

• Wajdi Mouawad, Littoral

Other Finalists:

• 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

Nonfiction

Winner:

• Gérard Bouchard, Genèse des nations et cultures du Nouveau Monde

Other Finalists: Gérard Bouchard (December 26, 1943 – ) is a historian, sociologist, and writer from Quebec, Canada. ...

• 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

Winner:

• Charlotte Gingras, Un été de Jade

Other Finalists:

• 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

Winner:

• Anne Villeneuve, L'Écharpe rouge

Other Finalists:

• 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

Translation (English to French)

Winner:

• Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Un parfum de cèdre

Other Finalists:

• Jude Des Chênes, L'honneur du guerrier
• Dominique Issenhuth, Amants

Other Governor General's Awards

2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990 - 1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982 - 1981 - 1980 - 1979 - 1978 - 1977 - 1976 - 1975 - 1974 - 1973 - 1972 - 1971 - 1970 - 1969 - 1968 - 1967 - 1966 - 1965 - 1964 - 1963 - 1962 - 1961 - 1960 - 1959 - 1958 - 1957 - 1956 - 1955 - 1954 - 1953 - 1952 - 1951 - 1950 - 1949 - 1948 - 1947 - 1946 - 1945 - 1944 - 1943 - 1942 - 1941 - 1940 - 1939 - 1938 - 1937 - 1936 Since their creation in 1937, the Governor Generals Literary Awards have become one of Canadas most prestigious prizes, awarded in both French and English in seven categories: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Drama, Childrens Literature-Text, Childrens Literature-Illustration, and Translation. ... The nominees for the 2005 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 17. ... The nominees for the 2004 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 26. ... The 2003 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were announced on November 12. ... The 2002 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were be presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, November 19. ... The 2001 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were be presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on November 14. ... The winners of the 1999 Canadian Governor Generals Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts, at a press conference held on November 16th at the National Library of Canada. ... The winners of the 1998 Governor Generals Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts on November 17th in Ottawa. ... The winners of the 1997 Governor Generals Literary Awards was announced on November 18th by Donna Scott, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts. ... The 1996 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were presented on November 14th 1996. ... The 1995 Governor Generals Literary Awards were presented by Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada on November 14 at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto. ... Each winner of the 1994 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. ... Each winner of the 1993 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. ... Each winner of the 1992 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. ... Each winner of the 1991 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. ... Each winner of the 1990 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $5 000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. ... Each winner of the 1989 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. ... Each winner of the 1988 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. ... Each winner of the 1987 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. ... Each winner of the 1986 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1985 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1984 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1983 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1982 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1981 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1980 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1979 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1978 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a whole bunch of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1977 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1976 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1975 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1974 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1973 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1972 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1971 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1970 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1969 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1968 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1967 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1966 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1965 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1964 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1963 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1962 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1961 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Each winner of the 1960 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... The 1959 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit saw a major change from previous awards. ... The 1958 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the twenty-second such awards. ... The 1957 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the twenty-first such awards in Canada. ... The 1956 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the twentieth such awards. ... The 1955 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the nineteenth such awards. ... The 1954 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the eighteenth such awards. ... The 1953 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the seventeenth such awards. ... The 1952 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the sixteenth such awards. ... The 1951 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the fifteenth such awards. ... The 1950 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the fourteenth such awards. ... The 1949 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the thirteenth such awards. ... The 1948 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the twelfth such awards. ... The 1947 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the eleventh such awards. ... The 1946 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the tenth such awards. ... The 1945 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the ninth such awards. ... The 1944 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the eighth such awards. ... The 1943 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the seventh such awards. ... The 1942 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the sixth such awards. ... In Canada, the 1941 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the fifth such awards. ... The 1940 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the fifth such awards. ... The 1939 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the fourth such awards. ... The 1938 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the third such awards. ... The 1937 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the second such awards, and the first to include a category for poetry and drama. ... The 1936 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit began the tradition of Governor Generals awards in Canada. ...