Since their founding in 1936, Canada’s GG Literary Awards have served as the country’s premier literary prize.

Together with Canada’s Storytellers and The Governor General’s Literary Awards of Canada: A Bibliography, this volume completes a three-volume collection that offers readers an overview of a much-loved literary prize.

Indeed, the Governor General’s Literary Awards have served as Canada’s premier literary prize for over three-quarters of a century. They have been awarded annually in a variety of evolving categories. Fifteen Governors General have served as their patron.

Between 1936 and 2018, the awards have recognized 719 books in English and French and have been presented to 580 authors, illustrators, and translators.

This fully bilingual, ground-breaking anthology includes excerpts from all 719 books. It gives readers a richly illustrated summary of the stunning variety of titles that have been recognized. This ground-breaking bilingual anthology includes excerpts of all 719 books. It provides readers with a richly illustrated summary of the stunning variety of titles that have been recognized over the years.

This anthology belongs on the shelves of all Canadian libraries.

Contributions by: Edmond Rivère, Stephanie Tolman