The 2000 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by

Adrienne Clarkson Adrienne Louise Clarkson (; ; born February 10, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian journalist who served from 1999 to 2005 as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation. Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 19 ...

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, and Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman of the

Canada Council for the Arts The Canada Council for the Arts (french: Conseil des arts du Canada), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It acts as the federal government's principal i ...

, on November 14 at

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English-language finalists

Fiction

Michael Ondaatje Philip Michael Ondaatje (; born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer, essayist, novelist, editor, and filmmaker. He is the recipient of multiple literary awards such as the Governor General's Award, the Giller P ...

, '' Anil's Ghost'' * Margaret Atwood, '' The Blind Assassin'' * Austin Clarke, ''The Question'' *

David Adams Richards David Adams Richards (born 17 October 1950) is a Canadian writer and member of the Canadian Senate.Mercy Among the Children'' * Eden Robinson, ''Monkey Beach''

Poetry

* Don McKay, ''Another Gravity'' *

George Bowering George Harry Bowering, (born December 1, 1935) is a prolific Canadian novelist, poet, historian, and biographer. He was the first Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate. He was born in Penticton, British Columbia, and raised in the nearby town o ...

, ''His Life'' * A. F. Moritz, ''Rest on the Flight into Egypt'' * John Pass, ''Water Stair'' *

Patricia Young Patricia Young (born 1954 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian poet, and short story writer. She is married to writer Terence Young. Their daughter Clea Young is also a writer, whose debut short story collection ''Teardown'' was publishe ...

, ''Ruin and Beauty''

Drama

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Elizabeth Rex'' * George Boyd, ''Consecrated Ground'' *

Linda Griffiths Linda Pauline Griffiths (7 October 1953 – 21 September 2014) was a Canadian actress and playwright best known for writing and starring in the one woman play ''Maggie and Pierre'', in which she portrayed both Pierre Trudeau and his then-estran ...

, ''Alien Creature'' *

Daniel MacIvor Daniel MacIvor (born July 23, 1962) is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director, and film director. He is probably best known for his acting roles in independent films and the sitcom '' Twitch City''. Personal MacIvor was born in Sydney, No ...

and

Daniel Brooks Daniel Brooks (born 23 June 1958) is a Canadian theatre director, actor and playwright. He is well known in the Toronto theatre scene for his innovative productions and script-writing collaborations. Early life Brooks was born in Toronto, Ontari ...

, ''Monster'' * Jason Sherman, ''It's All True''

Non-fiction

Nega Mezlekia Nega Mezlekia (Amharic: ነጋ መዝለቂያ; born 1958) is an Ethiopian writer who writes in English. His first language is the Amharic language, but since the 1980s he has lived in Canada so speaks and writes in English. Nega was born in Jijig ...

, ''Notes from the Hyena's Belly'' *

Robert Bringhurst Robert Bringhurst Appointments to the Order of Canada (2013). (born 16 October 1946) is a Canadian poet, typographer and author. He has translated substantial works from Haida and Navajo and from classical Greek and Arabic. He wrote ''The Eleme ...

, ''A Story as Sharp as a Knife'' * Trevor Herriot, ''River in a Dry Land'' * A. B. McKillop, ''The Spinster and the Prophet''

Children's literature (text)

Deborah Ellis Deborah Ellis (born August 7, 1960) is a Canadian fiction-writer and activist. Her themes are often concerned with the sufferings of persecuted children in the Third World. Early life Born in Cochrane Ontario, Ellis and her family moved several ...

, ''Looking for X'' *

Martha Brooks Martha Ruth Brooks (born July 15, 1944)
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Sharon E. McKay, ''Charlie Wilcox'' * Sheldon Oberman, ''The Shaman's Nephew'' * Duncan Thornton, ''Kalifax''

Children's literature (illustration)

Marie-Louise Gay Marie-Louise Gay (born June 17, 1952) is a Canadian children's writer and illustrator. She has received numerous awards for her written and illustrated works in both French and English, including the 2005 Vicky Metcalf Award, multiple Governor ...

, ''Yuck, A Love Story'' * Nelly 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 France Daigle (born 18 November 1953) is a Canadian author of Acadian ethnicity. Born and raised in Moncton, New Brunswick, she has published nine novels and three plays. She writes in French and has pioneered the use of the Chiac in her written ...

, ''Pas pire'') *

Sheila Fischman Sheila Leah Fischman (born 1 December 1937) is a Canadian translator who specializes in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature from French to English. Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she was brought up in Ontario. She hold ...

, ''Terra Firma'' ( Christiane Frenette, ''La Terre ferme'') * Linda Gaboriau, ''Down Dangerous Passes Road'' (

Michel Marc Bouchard Michel Marc Bouchard, (born February 2, 1958) is a Canadian playwright. He has received the Prix Journal de Montreal, Prix du Cercle des critiques de l'Outaouais, the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadi ...

, ''Le chemin des Passes-dangereuses'') * Bobby Theodore, ''15 Seconds'' ( François Archambault, ''15 secondes'')

French-language finalists

Fiction

Jean-Marc Dalpé Jean-Marc Dalpé (born February 21, 1957) is a Canadian playwright and poet. He is one of the most important figures in Franco-Ontarian literature. Dalpé studied theatre at the University of Ottawa, graduating in 1973. In 1979, he obtained gra ...

, ''Un vent se lève qui éparpille'' *

Christiane Duchesne Christiane Duchesne (born August 12, 1949) is a Quebec researcher, educator, illustrator, translator and writer. Biography She was born in Montreal and was educated at the Collège Jésus-Marie d'Outremont, at the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and at ...

, ''L'Homme des silences'' * Roger Magini, ''Styx'' * Pierre Samson, ''Il était une fois une ville'' * Alison Lee Strayer, ''Jardin et prairie''

Poetry

Normand de Bellefeuille Normand de Bellefeuille (born 31 December 1949, in Montreal) is a Quebecois poet, writer, literary critic, and essayist. He is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry, winning at the 2000 Governor General's Awa ...

, ''La Marche de l'aveugle sans son chien'' *

Martine Audet Martine Audet (born October 15, 1961) is a Canadian poet from Montreal, Quebec. She won the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry at the 2020 Governor General's Awards for her poetry collection ''La Société des cendres''. She wa ...

, ''Orbites'' * Joël Des Rosiers, ''Vétiver'' * Madeleine Gagnon, ''Rêve de pierre'' * Claude Paré, ''Exécuté en chambre''

Drama

* Wajdi Mouawad, ''Littoral'' * Geneviève Billette, ''Crime contre l'humanité'' * Serge Boucher, ''24 Poses'' * Jasmine Dubé, ''L'Arche de Noémie'' * Lise Vaillancourt, ''Le petit dragon'' and ''La balade de Fannie et Carcassonne''

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 Robert Benoît Joseph Alberic Laurier Major (17 February 1915 – 7 August 1997) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he was an administrator by career. Elected Office He was elected at the Arg ...

, ''Convoyages''

Children's literature (text)

Charlotte Gingras Charlotte Gingras (born December 10, 1943) is a Canadian author living in Quebec. She was born in Quebec City and studied teaching and the plastic arts. Gingras taught primary school, gave workshops on creativity for adults and did freelance work ...

, ''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 literature (illustration)

* Anne Villeneuve, ''L'Écharpe rouge'' *

, ''Sur mon île'' * Pascale Constantin, ''Gloups!, Bébé-vampire'' * Geneviève Côté, ''La grande aventure d'un petit mouton noir'' * Gérard DuBois, ''Riquet à la Houppe''

English-to-French translation

* Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, ''Un parfum de cèdre'' * Jude Des Chênes, ''L'honneur du guerrier'' * Dominique Issenhuth, ''Amants''

External links

* The Canada Council
CUMULATIVE LIST OF FINALISTS FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDS

References

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