The 2010 GG Finalists were announced today.The finalists for English Language Fiction are:
- Waiting for Joe by Sandra Birdsell
- Room by Emma Donoghue
- Motorcycles & Sweetgrass by Drew Hayden Taylor
- Cool Water by Dianne Warren
- Annabel by Kathleen Winter
The finalists for English Language Nonfiction are:
- A History of Marriage by Elizabeth Abbott
- The Boy in the Moon: A Father’s Search for His Disabled Son by Ian Brown
- Lakeland: Journeys into the Soul of Canada by Allan Casey
- Burmese Lessons: A Love Story by Karen Connelly
- Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968-2000 by John English
The finalists for Children's Literature-Text are:
- Me, Myself and Ike by K.L. Denman
- Tyranny by Lesley Fairfield
- Free as a Bird by Gina McMurchy-Barber
- Fishtailing by Wendy Phillips
- Scars by Cheryl Rainfield
The finalists in the Children's Literature-Illustration category are:
- Kristi Bridgeman for Uirapurú: Based on a Brazilian Legend, text by P. K. Page
- Julie Flett for Owls See Clearly at Night: a Michif alphabet / Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer: l’alfabet di Michif, text by Julie Flett
- Matt James for I Know Here, text by Laurel Croza
- Jon Klassen for Cat’s Night Out, text by Caroline Stutson
- Renata Liwska for The Quiet Book, text by Deborah Underwood
For the full list visit the website.
