News Release
BC WRITERS, PUBLISHERS RECEIVE 13 GG NOMINATIONS
OTTAWA – B.C. publishers, authors and illustrators are in the running for a range 2009 Governor General’s Literary Awards.
Of thirty-five books nominated for the English-language version of the prestigious award, ten are written by BC authors and nine are published by BC publishers. Another three British Columbians were nominated for French-language awards. Most of the works also received some level of funding from the BC Arts Council.
The Governor General's Literary Awards are given annually to the best English-language and the best French-language books in each of the seven categories of Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Drama, Children's Literature (text), Children's Literature (illustration) and Translation (from French to English and English to French).
BC Nominees . . .
Fiction
Annabel Lyon (New Westminster), The Golden Mean, published by Random House Canada
Kate Pullinger (Cranbrook, now residing in the UK), The Mistress of Nothing, published by Penguin Group
Deborah Willis (Victoria), Vanishing and Other Stories, published by Penguin Group
Poetry
Philip Kevin Paul (Brentwood Bay), Little Hunger, published by BC publisher Nightwood Editions (Gibsons)
David Zieroth (North Vancouver), The Fly in Autumn, published by BC publisher Harbour Publishing (Madeira Park)
Drama
Kevin Loring (Vancouver), Where the Blood Mixes, published by BC publisher Talonbooks (Vancouver and Powell River)
Joan MacLeod (Victoria), Another Home Invasion, published by BC publisher Talonbooks (Vancouver and Powell River)
Children’s Literature – Text
Shelley Hrdlitschka (North Vancouver), Sister Wife, published by BC publisher Orca Book Publishers (Victoria)
Robin Stevenson (Victoria), A Thousand Shades of Blue, published by BC publisher Orca Book Publishers (Victoria)
Children’s Literature – Illustration
Rachel Berman (Victoria), Bradley McGogg, the Very Fine Frog, published by Tundra Books
Translation – French to English
A Slight Case of Fatigue, by Stéphane Bourguignon, translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott, published by BC publisher Talonbooks (Vancouver and Powell River)
Wildlives, by Monique Proulx, translated by David Homel and Fred A. Reed, published by BC publisher Douglas & McIntyre (Vancouver)
Empire of Desire, by Thierry Hentsch, translated by Fred A. Reed, published by BC publisher Talonbooks (Vancouver and Powell River)