OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will present the 2010 Governor General’s Literary Awards during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Thursday, November 25, 2010, at 6 p.m.
His Excellency will honour the laureates of the 74th edition of the Literary Awards, in the English and French categories of fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction, children’s literature (text and illustration) and translation.
The Governor General’s Literary Awards are Canada’s oldest and most prestigious awards for English- and French-language Canadian literature. The names of this year’s winners are available on the Canada Council for the Arts website at www.canadacouncil.ca.
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Media information:
To cover the Literary Awards ceremony, please contact:
Annabelle Cloutier
Rideau Hall Press Office
613-993-8158
annabelle.cloutier@gg.ca
www.gg.ca
For interviews with the 2010 English-language laureates, please contact:
Diane Hargrave
416-467-9954, extension 104
dhprbks@interlog.com
For interviews with the 2010 French-language laureates, please contact:
Mireille Bertrand
Cellular: 514-652-6085
mireillebertrand@sympatico.ca
