2001 Governor General's Awards
Encyclopedia
The 2001 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson
, Governor General of Canada
, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall
on November 14. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000.
Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Louise Clarkson is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation....
, Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall
Rideau Hall
Rideau Hall is, since 1867, the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and the Governor General of Canada. It stands in Canada's capital on a 0.36 km2 estate at 1 Sussex Drive, with the main building consisting of 170 rooms across 9,500 m2 , and 24 outbuildings around the...
on November 14. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000.
Fiction
- Richard B. WrightRichard B. WrightRichard B. Wright, CM, is a Canadian novelist.Born in Midland, Ontario, to Laverne and Laura . Wright graduated from Midland high school in 1956, and attended and graduated from Ryerson Polytechnic Institute in the area of Radio and TV arts in 1959...
, Clara CallanClara CallanClara Callan is a novel by Canadian writer Richard B. Wright, published in 2001.Clara Callan is the story of a middle aged woman living in Ontario in the 1930's. It is written in the epistolary form, utilizing letters and journal entries to tell the story... - Yann MartelYann MartelYann Martel is a Canadian author best known for the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi.-Early life:Martel was born in Salamanca, Spain where his father was posted as a diplomat for the Canadian government. He was raised in Costa Rica, France, Mexico, and Canada...
, Life of PiLife of PiLife of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist, Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry, explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age... - Tessa McWattTessa McWattTessa McWatt is a Guyanese-born Canadian writer.Her first novel, Out of My Skin, was published in 1998. Her second, Dragons Cry, was shortlisted for the City of Toronto Book Award and the Governor General's Award in 2001....
, Dragons Cry - Jane UrquhartJane UrquhartJane Urquhart, OC is a Canadian novelist and poet.-Biography:Born 200 miles north of Thunder Bay, Ontario in Little Longlac , Ontario, Jane Urquhart is the third of three children and the only daughter of Marian and Walter Carter, a prospector and mining engineer...
, The Stone Carvers - Thomas WhartonThomas Wharton-Life:Born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Wharton attended the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary. He was a student of Rudy Wiebe and Greg Hollingshead. His first novel began as his M.A. thesis, under the supervision of Kristjana Gunnars. He worked on his PhD at Calgary with Aritha...
, Salamander
Poetry
- George Elliott ClarkeGeorge Elliott ClarkeGeorge Elliott Clarke, OC is a Canadian poet and playwright. His work largely explores and chronicles the experience and history of the Black Canadian community of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, creating a cultural geography that Clarke refers to as "Africadia".-Life:Born to William and Geraldine...
, Execution Poems - Anne CarsonAnne CarsonAnne Carson is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator and professor of Classics. Carson lived in Montreal for several years and taught at McGill University, the University of Michigan, and at Princeton University from 1980-1987....
, Men in the Off Hours - Phil HallPhil Hall (poet)Phil Hall is a Canadian poet. He was raised on farms in the Kawarthas region of Ontario. His most recent book of poems is An Oak Hunch.-Education:Hall holds an M.A. in creative writing from the University of Windsor.-Career:...
, Trouble Sleeping - Robert KroetschRobert KroetschRobert Kroetsch, OC was a Canadian novelist, poet and non-fiction writer. In his fiction and critical essays, as well as in the journal he co-founded, Boundary 2, he was the single most influential figure in Canada in introducing ideas about postmodernism.He was born in Heisler, Alberta...
, The Hornbooks of Rita K. - Steve McCafferySteve McCafferySteven McCaffery is a Canadian poet and scholar who was a professor at York University. He currently holds the Gray Chair at SUNY Buffalo . McCaffery was born in Sheffield, England and lived in the UK for most of his youth attending University of Hull. He moved to Toronto in 1968...
, Seven Pages Missing
Drama
- Kent StetsonKent StetsonKent Stetson is a Canadian playwright and novelist. He born in Marshfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada and lives in Montreal, Quebec. Kent was appointed to the Order Of Canada in July 2007...
, The Harps of God - Mark BrownellMark BrownellMark Brownell is a Toronto-based playwright and co-artistic director of the Pea Green Theatre Group with his wife, Sue Miner.He is the author of a number of plays, including Monsieur D'Eon is a Woman, which was nominated for a Governor General's Award...
, Monsieur d'Eon - Clem Martini, A Three Martini Lunch
- Michael RedhillMichael RedhillMichael Redhill is an American-born Canadian poet, playwright and novelist.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Redhill was raised in the metropolitan Toronto, Ontario area. He pursued one year of study at Indiana University, and then returned to Canada, completing his education at York University and the...
, Building Jerusalem - Jason ShermanJason ShermanJason Sherman is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter.After graduating from the creative writing program at York University in 1985, Sherman co-founded What Publishing with Kevin Connolly, which produced what, a literary magazine that he edited from 1985 to 1990...
, An Acre of Time: The Play
Non-fiction
- Thomas Homer-DixonThomas Homer-DixonThomas Homer-Dixon holds the Centre for International Governance Innovation Chair of Global Systems at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Ontario, and is a Professor in the Centre for Environment and Business in the Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo...
, The Ingenuity Gap - Susan Crean, The Laughing One: A Journey to Emily Carr
- Ross A. Laird, Grain of Truth: The Ancient Lessons of Craft
- Alberto ManguelAlberto ManguelAlberto Manguel is a Canadian Argentine-born writer, translator, and editor. He is the author of numerous non-fiction books such as The Dictionary of Imaginary Places , A History of Reading , The Library at Night and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey: A Biography ; and novels such as News...
, Reading Pictures: A History of Love and Hate - Jack ToddJack ToddJack Todd is a sports columnist for the Montreal Gazette since 1986. Todd was an American citizen who deserted from the U.S. Army to avoid being sent to fight during the Vietnam War...
, The Taste of Metal: A Deserter's Story
Children's literature (text)
- Arthur SladeArthur SladeArthur Gregory Slade is a Canadian author. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was raised on a ranch in the Cypress Hills and began writing in high school. He attended the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon and received an English Honours degree in 1989. His first short story was...
, Dust - Brian DoyleBrian Doyle (writer)Brian Doyle is a well known Canadian author, whose children's books have been adapted into both movies and plays...
, Mary Ann Alice - Beth GoobieBeth Goobie-Life:She graduated from University of Iowa, and the Mennonite Brethren Bible College. She worked in Edmonton in the child welfare system.Her work appeared in Fiddlehead, Malahat Review and Quarry.She lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.-Awards:...
, Before Wings - Julie Johnston, In Spite of Killer Bees
- Teresa Toten, The Game
Children's literature (illustration)
- Mireille Levert, Island in the Soup
- Harvey Chan, Wild Bog Tea
- Murray Kimber, The Wolf of Gubbio
- Kim LaFave, We'll All Go Sailing
- Cindy Revell, Mallory and the Power Boy
French-to-English translation
- Fred A. ReedFred A. ReedFred A. Reed is a journalist and translator of literature who has published and translated several books.-Books:*Persian postcards: Iran after Khomemi. Talonbooks. 1994. ISBN 0889224439...
and David Homel, Fairy Ring - Sheila FischmanSheila FischmanSheila Leah Fischman, CM is a Canadian translator who specializes in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature....
, Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches - Gail Scott, The Sailor's Disquiet
Fiction
- Andrée A. Michaud,
- Marie-Claire BlaisMarie-Claire BlaisMarie-Claire Blais, is a Canadian author and playwright.- Life :Born in Quebec City, Quebec, she was educated at a convent school and at Université Laval. It was at Laval that she met Jeanne Lapointe and Father Georges Lévesque, who encouraged her to write and, in 1959, to publish her first...
, - Rachel Leclerc,
Poetry
- Paul Chanel Malenfant,
- Tania Langlais,
- Hélène Monette,
- Stefan PsenakStefan PsenakStefan Psenak is a Québécois poet, playwright and novelist. He lives in Outaouais.-External links:* *...
, - Jean-Philippe Raîche,
Drama
- Normand Chaurette,
- François Archambault,
- Réjane Charpentier,
- Michel Ouellette, "Requiem", in
Non-fiction
- Renée Dupuis,
- Jacques Allard,
- Michel BironMichel BironMichel Biron, CM was a Canadian Senator. He was appointed by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, to represent the Canadian senatorial division of Mille Isles, Quebec as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, on October 4, 2001. Biron was appointed a...
, - Madeleine Gagnon,
- Jacques B. Gélinas,
Children's literature (text)
- Christiane Duchesne,
- Cécile Gagnon,
- Ann Lamontagne,
- Marthe Pelletier,
- Jean-Michel Schembré,
Children's literature (illustration)
- Bruce RobertsBruce RobertsBruce Roberts is a former Zambian cricketer who played for Transvaal from 1982/83 to 1988/89 and for Derbyshire from 1984 to 1991. He made over 9000 runs in the first class game and over 3,700 in the one day game....
, - Marjolaine Bonenfant,
- Pascale Constantin,
- Stéphane Poulin,
- Mylène Pratt,
English-to-French translation
- Michel Saint-Germain,
- Agnès Guitard,
- Maryse Warda,