Oct 1, 2014
This year, the Canada Council for the Arts invites you to lose yourself in Canada's best books and find yourself in a national conversation about the literature that makes us proud to be Canadian.
Our 2014 Governor General's Literary Awards campaign kicks off on October 7 at 10 am. Watch online at ggbooks.caas our new Canada Council Director and CEO Simon Brault unveils the finalists!
Follow along, join in and learn more:
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As of October 7, explore our new, interactive GGbooks.ca website!
Key dates for your calendar:
November 18 -- Winners announcement online
November 26 -- Public event in Ottawa at Canada Council with the English-language winners.
November 27 -- Public event in Ottawa at Canada Council with French-language winners.
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.
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Media contact:
Mireille Allaire
613-566-4414 or 1-800-263-5588, ext. 5226
mireille.allaire@canadacouncil.ca
April Yorke
613-566-4414 or 1-800-263-5588, ext. 4133
april.yorke@canadacouncil.ca
To book interviews with authors, illustrators and translators:
Diane Hargrave Public Relations
416-467-9954, ext. 104
