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OTTAWA — Michelle Good should be celebrating back-to-back awards wins for her debut novel about residential school survivors, but instead, she’s mourning the children whose deaths in the system are only now being accounted for. Good, a member of Red Pheasant Cree Nation west of Saskatoon, was awarded the $25,000 Governor General’s Literary Award for […]

Posted: Jun 01, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 1 The winners of the 2020 Governor Generals Literary Awards were announced on June 1, 2021. The books above won in the English-language categories.(CBC, Canada Council for the Arts) comments Among the winners is Cree writer Michelle Good for her debut novel  Five Little Indians and renowned Canadian American poet Anne Carson for her original work  The Governor Generals Literary Awards are among Canadas oldest and most prestigious prizes...

Michelle Good says residential school remains cast shadow over GGBooks fiction win Poll Should there be an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children at a residential school site in Kamloops? Yes Author Michelle Good poses in this undated handout photo. Michelle Good should be celebrating back-to-back awards wins for her debut novel about residential school survivors, but instead, shes mourning the children whose deaths in the system are only...

CHILDREN from Summerseat Methodist Primary School have been inspired to develop their love of reading, after being contacted by a famous childrens…

The 2020 Caldecott Medal, for outstanding illustration This year’s Caldecott Medal goes to  The Undefeated (Amazon) illustrated by the incredible Kadir Nelson, and written by Kwame Alexander. It’s on nearly every best children’s books of 2020 list, and has won numerous awards for its depiction of the strength of the Black contribution to American society. Start here for a must-have book for your collection at home, no matter how old your kids.   The 2020 Newbery Medal, for outstanding ...

q12:24Souvankham Thammavongsa on winning the $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize for her book How to Pronounce KnifeToronto writer and poet Souvankham Thammavongsa joined Tom Power live on the air this morning to reflect on winning the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her short story collection How to Pronounce Knife. The jury wrote this about their decision: "How to Pronounce Knife is a stunning collection of stories that portray the immigrant experience in achingly beautiful prose. … These storie...

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