The shortlisted nominees for the 2018 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 3, 2018, and the winners were announced on October 30.
The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards are an annual Canadian award, presented to honour distinguished achievements in Canadian performing arts and culture. Administered by the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation in...
This is a list of recipients and nominees of the Governor General's Awards award for English-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama was divided.
Olivier Sylvestre (born 1982 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian writer from Quebec. He is most noted for his first theatrical play La beauté du monde, which won the Prix Gratien-Gélinas and was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award...
Daniel Grenier (born 1980) is a Canadian writer from Quebec, who was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for his debut novel, L’année la plus longue. A graduate of...
Christophe Bernard (born 1982) is a Canadian writer from Quebec. He is most noted for his novel La bête creuse, which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards. In...
The Governor General's Award for English-language fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a fiction book written in English. It is one of fourteen Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit, seven each...
Jason Stefanik is a Canadian poet. He is most noted for his 2018 poetry collection Night Became Years, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2018 Governor General's Awards. Raised in the Interlake...
Joshua Mensch is a Canadian poet. He is most noted for his 2018 poetry collection Because: A Lyric Memoir, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2018 Governor General's Awards. Originally from Nova...
Edem Awumey (born 1975 in Lomé, Togo) is a Togolese-Canadian writer. Born in Togo and educated in France, he has lived in Gatineau, Quebec since 2005. His debut novel Port-Mélo won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 2006, and his second...