B.C. Books Shortlisted for 2020 Governor General Awards

The Canada Council for the Arts is celebrating the best in Canadian literature with the Governor General’s Literary Awards. The awards recognize finalists and winners in seven categories, in both official languages, for readers of all ages. Below are the winning and nominated titles including B.C.-published titles from Arsenal Pulp Press, Talonbooks, Harbour Publishing and Orca Book Publishers



Render: Amazon.ca: Murakami, Sachiko: Books

Poetry
Render
Sachiko Murakami
Arsenal Pulp Press

 

Butter Honey Pig Bread | Arsenal Pulp Press

Fiction
Butter Honey Pig Bread
Francesca Ekwuyasi
Arsenal Pulp Press

 

Rebent Sinner: Coyote, Ivan: 9781551527734: Books - Amazon.ca

Non-Fiction
Rebent Sinner
Ivan Coyote
Arsenal Pulp Press

 

Eight Track (by Oana Avasilichioaei)

Poetry
Eight Track
Oana Avasilichioaei
Talonbooks

 

King of Jam Sandwiches, The: Walters, Eric: 9781459825567: Books - Amazon.ca

Young Peoples’ Literature Text
The King of Jam Sandwiches
Eric Walters
Orca Book Publishers
Winner

 

Nevers by Sara Cassidy

Young Peoples Literature Text
Nevers
Sara Cassidy
Orca Book Publishers

 

Kamloopa: An Indigenous Matriarch Story, Book by Kim Senklip Harvey (Paperback) | www.chapters.indigo.ca

Drama
Kamloopa: An Indigenous Matriarch Story
Kim Senklip Harvey
Talonbooks
Winner

 

Orrery: Poems, Book by Donna Kane (Paperback) | www.chapters.indigo.ca

Poetry
Orrery
Donna Kane
Harbour Publishing

 

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