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Here are the winners of the 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards
The Governor General's Literary Awards acknowledge seven English-language and seven French-language books across several categories. Each winner receives $25,000.
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Hiro Kanagawa on the fictional character he would love to join for dinner
Hiro Kanagawa, the winner of the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award for drama, answers eight questions from eight fellow writers.
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How Oana Avasilichioaei translated Readopolis and won a Governor General's Literary Award
Oana Avasilichioaei won the Governor General's Literary Award for translation for the book Readopolis, originally written in French by Bertrand Laverdure.
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How Richard Harrison wrote a poem for his father and won a Governor General's Literary Award
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What gets Cherie Dimaline through the tough parts of writing
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Why translator Oana Avasilichioaei believes language is 'alive and creaturely'
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Why Richard Harrison's highest and lowest points were right beside each other
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'Write what you're passionate about.' David A. Robertson's advice for his younger self
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The message YA novelist Cherie Dimaline has for young Indigenous readers
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How Joel Thomas Hynes was surprised by his main character
Kathleen Winter, Carol Off and Cherie Dimaline among 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards finalists
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Why poet Julia McCarthy would leave books open when she wasn't reading them
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Alison Hughes on hooking reluctant readers and the fictional characters she'd invite to dinner
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Why Benjamin Hertwig sees parallels between pottery and poetry
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How Nora Gould would like to be remembered: poetry, interesting titles and homemade bread
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Why author Aviaq Johnston's stories are rooted in the Arctic
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The best surprise Jocelyn Parr had while writing her debut novel
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Sydney Smith: 6 stories I'd love to illustrate
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How Carol Off balanced fact and emotion in writing All We Leave Behind
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YA novelist Allan Stratton has advice for you that works in any situation
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Lorna Crozier on why she writes with the door closed
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Why writing is political for essayist Sarah de Leeuw
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