The 2001 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were be presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on November 14. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adrienne Clarkson Her Excellency The Right Honourable Adrienne Louise Clarkson, CC, CMM, COM, CD (born February 10, 1939), is the current Governor General of Canada. ... The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada, normally simply known as the Governor General of Canada in French, Gouverneur(e) général(e) is the Canadian representative of the monarch (presently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). ... Rideau Hall is the official residence the Governor General of Canada, and is the place of residence of the Monarch of Canada when visiting Ottawa. ...

English Language

Fiction

Winner:

• Richard B. Wright, Clara Callan

Other Finalists: Richard B. Wright is a Canadian novelist. ...

• Yann Martel, Life of Pi
• Tessa McWatt, Dragons Cry
• Jane Urquhart, The Stone Carvers
• Thomas Wharton, Salamander

Yann Martel (born June 25, 1963) is a Canadian author. ... Jane Urquhart (born June 21, 1949) is a Canadian author. ...

Poetry

Winner:

• George Elliott Clarke, Execution Poems

Other Finalists: George Elliott Clarke (born February 12, 1960) is a Canadian poet and playwright. ...

• Anne Carson, Men in the Off Hours
• Phil Hall, Trouble Sleeping
• Robert Kroetsch, The Hornbooks of Rita K.
• Steve McCaffery, Seven Pages Missing

Anne Carson (born Toronto, Ontario June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet and professor of classics and comparative literature at the University of Michigan. ... Robert Kroetsch (born June 26, 1927) is a Canadian novelist, poet, and non-fiction writer. ... Steven McCaffery (born January 24, 1947) is a Canadian poet and scholar who was a professor at York University, but now holds the Gray Chair at SUNY Buffalo (Amherst). ...

Drama

Winner:

• Kent Stetson, The Harps of God

Other Finalists:

• Mark Brownell, Monsieur d'Eon
• Clem Martini, A Three Martini Lunch
• Michael Redhill, Building Jerusalem
• Jason Sherman, An Acre of Time: The Play

Michael Redhill (born June 12, 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American-born Canadian poet, playwright and novelist. ...

Nonfiction

Winner:

• Thomas Homer-Dixon, The Ingenuity Gap

Other Finalists: Thomas Homer-Dixon is the Director of the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto, and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. ...

• Susan Crean, The Laughing One: A Journey to Emily Carr
• Ross A. Laird, Grain of Truth: The Ancient Lessons of Craft
• Alberto Manguel, Reading Pictures: A History of Love and Hate
• Jack Todd, The Taste of Metal: A Deserter's Story

Alberto Manguel (born 1948) is an Canada. ... Jack Todd is a controversial sports writer for the Montreal Gazette. ...

Children's Literature - Text

Winner:

• Arthur Slade, Dust

Other Finalists:

• Brian Doyle, Mary Ann Alice
• Beth Goobie, Before Wings
• Julie Johnston, In Spite of Killer Bees
• Teresa Toten, The Game

Children's Literature - Illustration

Winner:

• Mireille Levert, Island in the Soup

Other Finalists:

• Harvey Chan, Wild Bog Tea
• Murray Kimber, The Wolf of Gubbio
• Kim LaFave, We'll All Go Sailing
• Cindy Revell, Mallory and the Power Boy

Translation (French to English)

Winner:

• Fred A. Reed and David Homel, Fairy Ring

Other Finalists:

• Sheila Fischman, Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches
• Gail Scott, The Sailor's Disquiet

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. ...

French Language

Fiction

Winner:

• Andrée A. Michaud, Le ravissement

Other Finalists:

• Marie-Claire Blais, Dans la foudre et la lumière
• Rachel Leclerc, Ruelle Océan

Marie-Claire Blais is a Canadian author. ...

Poetry

Winner:

• Paul Chanel Malenfant, Des ombres portées

Other Finalists:

• Tania Langlais, Douze bêtes aux chemises de l'homme
• Hélène Monette, Un jardin dans la nuit
• Stefan Psenak, La beauté
• Jean-Philippe Raîche, Une lettre au bout du monde

Drama

Winner:

• Normand Chaurette, Le Petit Köchel

Other Finalists:

• François Archambault, Code 99
• Réjane Charpentier, Un Autre Monde
• Michel Ouellette, "Requiem", in Requiem suivi de Fausse route

Nonfiction

Winner:

• Renée Dupuis, Quel Canada pour les Autochtones? La fin de l'exclusion

Other Finalists:

• Jacques Allard, Le roman du Québec: Histoire, perspectives, lectures
• Michel Biron, L'absence du maître : Saint-Denys Garneau, Ferron, Ducharme
• Madeleine Gagnon, Les Femmes et la guerre
• Jacques B. Gélinas, La globalisation du monde: laisser faire ou faire?

Children's Literature - Text

Winner:

• Christiane Duchesne, Jomusch et le troll des cuisines

Other Finalists:

• Cécile Gagnon, Le chien de Pavel
• Ann Lamontagne, Les mémoires interdites
• Marthe Pelletier, Chante pour moi, Charlotte
• Jean-Michel Schembré, Le noir passage

Children's Literature - Illustration

Winner:

• Bruce Roberts, Fidèles éléphants

Other Finalists:

• Marjolaine Bonenfant, L'abécédaire des animots
• Pascale Constantin, Alexis, chevalier des nuits
• Stéphane Poulin, Vieux Thomas et la petite fée
• Mylène Pratt, Le dimanche de Madame B

Translation (English to French)

Winner:

• Michel Saint-Germain, No Logo: La Tyrannie des marques

Other Finalists:

• Agnès Guitard, Les hauturiers: ils précédèrent les Vikings en Amérique
• Maryse Warda, Motel de passage

Other Governor General's Awards:

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 2000 Governor Generals 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. ... 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. ... 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 1989 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 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 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 1966 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ...