The Canada Council for the Arts presents the winners of the 2026 Governor General’s Literary Awards
The Governor General’s Literary Awards (GGBooks) celebrate literature and inspire people to read books by creators from Canada. The awards provide finalists and winners with valuable recognition from peers and readers across the country.
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The most notable books of 2026
2026 English-language winners 2026 French-language winners 2026 English-language winners and finalists 2026 French-language winners and finalists
Fiction
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Shashi Bhat
Joan Thomas
Kai Thomas
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Katia Belkhodja
Christian Guay-Poliquin
Mélissa Verreault
Poetry
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Chelene Knight
Tara McGowan-Ross
Ian Roy
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Marie-Andrée Gill
Tania Langlais
Daniel Leblanc-Poirier
Drama
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Aviva Armour-Ostroff
Sophie Gee
Ben Nind
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Marianne Dansereau
Thomas Duret
Nadia Girard Eddahia
Non-fiction
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Linda Morra
Naben Ruthnum
Lindsay Wong
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Aline Apostolska
Jérôme Cotte
Catherine Mavrikakis
Young People’s Literature – Text
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Carol-Ann Hoyte
Uma Krishnaswami
Richard Van Camp
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Elizabeth Baril-Lessard
Carole Labarre
Nicolas Paquin
Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books
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Adam de Souza
Raquel Rivera
Nancy Vo
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Myriam Chery
Samuel Larochelle
Charlotte Parent
Translation
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Jo-Anne Elder
Catherine Khordoc
Howard Scott
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Louise Gaudette
Jonathan Lamy
Steve Savage
Visit the 2026 GGBooks partner websites to find the year’s most notable books.
The Canada Council for the Arts thanks GGBooks partners for their contributions to the promotion of literature from Canada.
