2000 Governor General's Awards

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
Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Michael Ondaatje, Anil's Ghost
Non-fiction Nega Mezlekia, Notes from the Hyena's Belly
Poetry Don McKay, Another Gravity
Drama Timothy Findley, Elizabeth Rex
Children's literature Deborah Ellis, Looking for X
Children's illustration Marie-Louise Gay, Yuck, A Love Story
  • Nelly Hofer and Ernst Hofer, The Snow Queen
  • Marthe Jocelyn, Hannah's Collections
  • Regolo Ricci, The Market Wedding
  • Cybèle Young, Pa's Harvest
French to English translation Robert Majzels, Just Fine (France Daigle, Pas pire)

French
Category Winner Nominated
Fiction Jean-Marc Dalpé, Un vent se lève qui éparpille
Non-fiction Gérard Bouchard, Genèse des nations et cultures du Nouveau Monde
  • Brian T. Fitch, À l'ombre de la littérature
  • Olga Hazan, Le mythe du progrès artistique
  • Yves Lavertu, Jean-Charles Harvey
  • Robert Major, Convoyages
Poetry Normand de Bellefeuille, La Marche de l'aveugle sans son chien
Drama Wajdi Mouawad, Littoral
Children's literature Charlotte Gingras, Un été de Jade
  • Guy Dessureault, L'homme au chat
  • François Gravel, L'été de la moustache
  • Gilles Tibo, La Planète du petit géant
  • Hélène Vachon, Le délire de Somerset
Children's illustration Anne Villeneuve, L'Écharpe rouge
English to French translation Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Un parfum de cèdre
  • Jude Des Chênes, L'honneur du guerrier
  • Dominique Issenhuth, Amants

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