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2000 Governor General's Awards

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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.[1]

English

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Blue ribbon Michael Ondaatje, Anil's Ghost
Non-fiction Blue ribbon Nega Mezlekia, Notes from the Hyena's Belly
Poetry Blue ribbon Don McKay, Another Gravity
Drama Blue ribbon Timothy Findley, Elizabeth Rex
Children's literature Blue ribbon Deborah Ellis, Looking for X
Children's illustration Blue ribbon Marie-Louise Gay, Yuck, A Love Story
French to English translation Blue ribbon Robert Majzels, Just Fine (France Daigle, Pas pire)

French

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Blue ribbon Jean-Marc Dalpé, Un vent se lève qui éparpille
Non-fiction Blue ribbon Gérard Bouchard, Genèse des nations et cultures du Nouveau Monde
Poetry Blue ribbon Normand de Bellefeuille, La Marche de l'aveugle sans son chien
Drama Blue ribbon Wajdi Mouawad, Littoral
Children's literature Blue ribbon Charlotte Gingras, Un été de Jade
Children's illustration Blue ribbon Anne Villeneuve, L'Écharpe rouge
English to French translation Blue ribbon Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Un parfum de cèdre

References

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  1. ^ "Governor General's Awards handed out". Barrie Examiner, November 15, 2000.
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