Ottawa, September 18, 2012 – What will make your reading list this year? Bookmark the GG section of the Canada Council website and get ready to read ggreat books.
The Governor General's Literary Awards 2012 finalists will be announced on Tuesday, October 2 at 10 am, on the Canada Council website. Canada's national literary awards celebrate literature for all tastes and ages by honouring the best English-language and the best French-language books in each of 7 categories: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, children's literature (text), children's literature (illustration), and translation.
The winners will be announced Tuesday, November 13, during a press conference at the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec in Montréal. They will be honoured at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Thursday, November 28.
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To book interviews with authors, illustrators and translators:
Diane Hargrave Public Relations
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Chris DiRaddo
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