Nominees for the 2010 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced Wednesday in Toronto. The English-language finalists are:
FICTION
Waiting for Joe (Random House Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada), Sandra Birdsell, Regina
Room (HarperCollins Publishers; distributed by HarperCollins Canada), Emma Donoghue, London, Ont.
Motorcycles & Sweetgrass (Alfred A. Knopf Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada), Drew Hayden Taylor, Curve Lake, Ont.
Cool Water (Phyllis Bruce Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; distributed by HarperCollins Canada), Dianne Warren, Regina
Annabel (House of Anansi Press; distributed by HarperCollins Canada), Kathleen Winter, Montreal
POETRY
Boxing the Compass (Signal Editions, an imprint of Vehicule Press; distributed by LitDistCo), Richard Greene, Cobourg, Ont.
Circus (Signal Editions, an imprint of Vehicule Press; distributed by LitDistCo), Michael Harris, Westmount, Que.
&: A Serial Poem (Fitzhenry & Whiteside; distributed by the publisher), Daryl Hine, Chicago, originally from New Westminster, B.C.
Exploding into Night (Guernica Editions; distributed by University of Toronto Press), Sandy Pool, Toronto
Deepwater Vee (McClelland & Stewart; distributed by Random House of Canada), Melanie Siebert, Victoria
DRAMA
Afterimage (Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher), Robert Chafe, St. John's, N.L.
Scratch (Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher), Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, Toronto
Courageous (Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher), Michael Healey, Toronto
Such Creatures (Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher), Judith Thompson, Toronto
Lady in the red dress (Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher), David Yee, Toronto
NON-FICTION
A History of Marriage (Penguin Group (Canada); distributed by the publisher), Elizabeth Abbott, Toronto
The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Search for His Disabled Son (Random House Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada), Ian Brown, Toronto
Lakeland: Journeys into the Soul of Canada (Greystone Books, an imprint of D&M Publishers; distributed by HarperCollins Canada), Allan Casey, Saskatoon
Burmese Lessons: A Love Story (Random House Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada), Karen Connelly, Toronto
Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968-2000 (Alfred A. Knopf Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada), John English, Kitchener, Ont.
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: TEXT
Me, Myself and Ike (Orca Book Publishers; distributed by the publisher), K.L. Denman, Powell River, B.C.
Tyranny (Tundra Books; distributed by Random House of Canada), Lesley Fairfield, Toronto
Free as a Bird (Dundurn Press; distributed by University of Toronto Press), Gina McMurchy-Barber, Surrey, B.C.
Fishtailing (Coteau Books; distributed by Publishers Group of Canada), Wendy Phillips, Richmond, B.C.
Scars (WestSide Books; distributed by Chapters/Indigo), Cheryl Rainfield, Toronto
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: ILLUSTRATION
Uirapuru: based on a Brazilian legend text by P.K. Page (Oolichan Books; distributed by University of Toronto Press), Kristi Bridgeman, Victoria
Owls See Clearly at Night: a Michif alphabet text by Julie Flett (Simply Read Books; distributed by Publishers Group Canada), Julie Flett, Vancouver
I Know Here, text by Laurel Croza (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press; distributed by HarperCollins Canada), Matt James, Toronto
Cat's Night Out, text by Caroline Stutson (Simon & Schuster/A Paula Wiseman Book; distributed by Simon & Schuster Canada), Jon Klassen, Los Angeles, originally from Niagara Falls, Ont.
The Quiet Book, text by Deborah Underwood (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; distributed by Thomas Allen & Son), Renata Liwska, Calgary
TRANSLATION: FRENCH TO ENGLISH
Sheila Fischman, Montreal, The Blue Notebook (Talonbooks; distributed by Publishers Group Canada), English translation of Le cahier bleu by Michel Tremblay (Lemeac Editeur/Actes Sud)
Sheila Fischman, Montreal, On the Proper Use of Stars (McClelland & Stewart; distributed by Random House), English translation of Du bon usage des étoiles by Dominique Fortier (Editions Alto)
Linda Gaboriau, Montreal, Forests (Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher), English translation of Forêts by Wajdi Mouawad (Lemeac Editeur/Actes Sud)
Liedewy Hawke, Toronto, High-Wire Summer (Cormorant Books; distributed by University of Toronto Press), English translation of L'été funambule by Louise Dupre (XYZ editeur)
Lazer Lederhendler, Montreal, The Breakwater House (House of Anansi Press; distributed by HarperCollins Canada), English translation of La maison des temps rompus by Pascale Quiviger (Les Editions du Boreal)
FRENCH LANGUAGE FINALISTS
FICTION
Marie-Claire Blais, lives in Key West, Fla., but originally from Quebec City, Mai au bal des prédateurs
Martine Desjardins, Town of Mount Royal, Que., Maleficium
Agnès Gruda, Montreal, Onze petites trahisons
Dany Laferrière, Montreal, L'énigme du retour
Kim Thúy, Longueuil, Que., Ru
POETRY
Francis Catalano, Montreal, qu'une lueur des lieux
Marie-Josée Charest, Maria, Que., Rien que la guerre, c'est tout
Carole David, Montreal, Manuel de poétique à l'intention des jeunes filles
Danielle Fournier, Montreal, effleurés de lumière
Pierre Nepveu, Montreal, Les verbes majeurs
DRAMA
Geneviève Billette, Montreal, Les ours dorment enfin
Evelyne de la Chenelière, Montreal, L'imposture
Emma Haché, Montreal, Trafiquée
David Paquet, Montreal, Porc-épic
Gilles Poulin-Denis, Montreal, Rearview
NON-FICTION
René-Daniel Dubois, Montreal, Morceaux: entretiens sur l'écho du monde, l'imaginaire et l'écriture
Michel Lavoie, Saint-Raphaël, Que., C'est ma seigneurie que je réclame: la lutte des Hurons de Lorette pour la seigneurie de Sillery, 1650-1900
Marie Mc Andrew, Montreal, Les majorités fragiles et l'éducation: Belgique, Catalogne, Irlande du Nord, Québec
Pierre Ouellet, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., Où suis-je ? Paroles des égarés
Yvon Rivard, Montreal, Une idée simple
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: TEXT
Michel Noël, Saint-Damien-de-Brandon, Que., Nishka
Patrice Robitaille, Montreal, Le chenil
Yves Steinmetz, Saint-Césaire, Que., La chamane de Bois-Rouge
Alain Ulysse Tremblay, Montreal, Le dernier été
Élise Turcotte, Montreal, Rose: derrière le rideau de la folie
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: ILLUSTRATION
Josée Bisaillon, Montreal, Le funambule, text by Marie-Danielle Croteau
Virginie Egger, Montreal, Le journal secret de Lulu Papino - Mon premier amour, text by Lucie Papineau
Manon Gauthier, Montreal, Triste sort ou l'hurluberlu de Morneville, text by Jean-Pierre Davidts
Daniel Sylvestre, Montreal, Rose: derrière le rideau de la folie, text by Élise Turcotte
TRANSLATION: ENGLISH TO FRENCH
Geneviève Letarte, Montreal, and Alison L. Strayer, based in Paris but originally from Canada, Rencontres fortuites (French translation of A Fairly Good Time by Mavis Gallant)
Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Montreal, Sale argent: petit traité d'économie à l'intention des détracteurs du capitalisme (French translation of Filthy Lucre: Economics for People Who Hate Capitalism by Joseph Heath)
Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, Montreal, Les Troutman volants (French translation of The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews)
Claudine Vivier, Saint-André-Avellin, Que., L'exode des loups (French translation of Wolf Rider by Sharon Stewart)
Sophie Voillot, Montreal, Le cafard (French translation of Cockroach by Rawi Hage)