Volume II Number 3
November 3, 1995

NEWS: Canada Council Announces Finalists for 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards

At simultaneous news conferences at the Bravo! arts channel in Toronto and at the Bank of Montreal head office in Montreal, the Canada Council announced the names of the finalists for the 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards. CM is posting the names in the Children's Literature categories.

English Language Finalists:

Children's Literature -- Text

• Diana Wieler, Winnipeg, Manitoba for RanVan: A Worthy Opponent. (Groundwood Books; distributed by the publisher) (ISBN 0-88995-114-4).
• Beth Goobie, Tofield, Alberta, for Mission Impossible. (Red Deer College Press, distributed by Raincoast Books) (ISBN 0-88995-114-4).
• Hazel Hutchins, Canmore, Alberta, for Tess. (Annick Press; distributed by Firefly Books) (ISBN 1-55037-385-1 bound, 1-55037-384-3, paperback).
• Welwyn Wilton Katz, London, Ontario, for Out of the Dark. (Groundwood Books; distributed by the publisher) (ISBN 0-88899-241-6).
• Tim Wynne-Jones, Perth, Ontario, for The Maestro. (Groundwood Books; distributed by the publisher) (ISBN 0-88899-242-4).

Children's Literature -- Illustration

• Warabe Aska, Mississauga, Ontario, for Aska's Sea Creatures. (Doubleday Canada; distributed by the publisher) (ISBN 0-385-32107-4).
• Geoff Butler, Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia, for The Killick: A Newfoundland Story, text by Geoff Butler. (Tundra Books; distributed by University of Toronto Press) (ISBN 0-88776-336-7).
• Gary Clement, Toronto, Ontario for Just Stay Put, text by Gary Clement. (Groundwood Books, distributed by the publisher) (ISBN 0-88899-239-4).
• Frances Tyrrell, Oakville, Ontario, for Woodland Christmas, text by Frances Tyrrell. (North Winds Press; distributed by the publisher) (ISBN -590-24430-2).
• Ludmilla Zeman, St-Laurent, Quebec, for The Last Quest of Gilgamesh. (Tundra Books; distributed by the University of Toronto Press) (ISBN 0-88776-328-6).

French Language Finalists:

Children's Literature -- Text

• Jean-Pierre Davidts, Gatineau, Quebec, for Contes du chat gris. (Éditions du Boreal; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia) (ISBN 2-89052-643-7).
• Christiane Duchesne, Montreal, for Berthold et Lucrèce. (Éditions Quebec/Amerique; distributed by Éditions francais) (ISBN 2-89037-676-1).
• Sonia Sarfati, Montreal, for Comme une peau de chagrin. (Éditions de la courte échelle, distributed by Diffusion Prologue) (ISBN 2-89021-242 4).
• Jacques Savoie, L'Acadie, Quebec for Toute la beauté du monde. (Éditions de la courte échelle, distributed by Diffusion Prologue) (ISBN 2-89021-243-2).

Children's Literature -- Illustration

• Marie-Louise Gay, Montreal, for Berthold et Lucrèce, text by Christiane Duchesne. (Éditions Quebec/Amerique; distributed by Éditions francais) (ISBN 2-89037-676-1).
• Annouchka Gravel Galouchko, St-Jérome, Quebec, for Sho et les dragons d'eau, text by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko. (Annick Press; distributed in Quebec by Diffusion Dimedia and outside Quebec by Firefly Books) (ISBN 1-55037-399-4).
• Stéphane Jorischs, St-Lambert, Quebec, for Le Baiser maléfique, text by Robert Soulières. (Éditions les 400 coups; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia) (ISBN 2-921620-06-5).
• Pierre Pratt, Montreal, for La Bottine magique de Pipo, text by Rémy Simard. (Annick Press; distributed in Quebec by Diffusion Dimedia and outside Quebec by Firefly Books) (ISBN 1-55037-413-3 bound, 1-55037-412-5, paperback).
• Rémy Simard, Outremount, Quebec, for Le père Noel a une crevaison, text by Rémy Simard. Éditions Kami-Case; distributed by Diffusion Dimedia) (ISBN 2-9801105-7-4).

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