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Governor General’s Shortlist 2009

The 2009 shortlist for the Governor General’s Literary Awards have been released.

The GG’s (as they are affectionately known) are given to the best English and French language books in seven categories: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Drama, Children’s Literature (text), Children’s Literature (illustration) and Translation (from French to English and English to French). Local writers, Stephen Kimber and Alice Walsh are on juries this year.
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