2011 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2011 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 11,[1] and the winners were announced on November 15.[2]
English
    
| Category | Winner | Nominated | 
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| Fiction |  Patrick deWitt, The Sisters Brothers | 
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| Non-fiction |  Charles Foran, Mordecai: The Life & Times | 
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| Poetry |  Phil Hall, Killdeer | 
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| Drama |  Erin Shields, If We Were Birds | 
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| Children's literature |  Christopher Moore, From Then to Now: A Short History of the World | 
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| Children's illustration |  Cybèle Young, Ten Birds | 
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| French to English translation |  Donald Winkler, Partita for Glenn Gould (Partita pour Glenn Gould, Georges Leroux) | 
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French
    
| Category | Winner | Nominated | 
|---|---|---|
| Fiction |  Perrine Leblanc, L'homme blanc | 
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| Non-fiction |  Georges Leroux, Wanderer : essai sur le Voyage d'hiver de Franz Schubert | 
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| Poetry |  Louise Dupré, Plus haut que les flammes | 
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| Drama |  Normand Chaurette, Ce qui meurt en dernier | 
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| Children's literature |  Martin Fournier, Les aventures de Radisson - 1. L'enfer ne brûle pas | 
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| Children's illustration |  Caroline Merola, Lili et les poilus | 
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| English to French translation |  Maryse Warda, Toxique ou l'incident dans l'autobus (The Toxic Bus Incident, Greg MacArthur) | 
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References
    
- "Edugyan, deWitt shortlisted for Governor General literary award". Toronto Star, October 11, 2011.
- "G-G winner Patrick deWitt says grant ‘saved’ him". The Globe and Mail, November 15, 2011.
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