Young authors Emmanuelle Pierrot and Léa Clermont-Dion, who caused a lot of talk with their respective works this year, find themselves in the running for a Governor General’s Literary Award among the French-language finalists.
Pierrot is a finalist in the Novels and Short Stories category for his book The version that interests no onewhich tells the story of two friends from Montreal who move to the Yukon.
The novel already has several awards to its credit, including the Literary Prize of Collegians and the Prix des libraires du Québec.
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The novel “The version that doesn’t interest anyone” by Emmanuelle Pierrot has been in bookstores since September 11, 2023.
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The author is a finalist alongside Raw Milkby Steve Poutré, big peopleby Mathieu Rolland, The account is goodby Louis-Daniel Godin and Muteby Pascale Beauregard.
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Léa Clermont-Dion is nominated for her book “Porter Complainte”.
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The feminist activist, documentarian and author Léa Clermont-Dion finds herself nominated with her book Bring Complaintin which she recounts her experience in the legal system when she filed a sexual assault complaint.
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Author and columnist Florence-Agathe Dubé-Moreau.
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We find in the Essays category another feminist work: Out of play : Cultural and feminist chronicle on the professional sports industry. In this book, Florence-Agathe Dubé-Moreau talks about the place of women in professional sport, a world that she knew because of the career of her partner, the ex-footballer Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.
The others nominated in this category are: Satin black by Stanley Péan, Dare to use ethical humor : From Socrates to Virginie Fortin by Jérôme Cotte and One bee is enough : Observation notebook of an urban garden by Geneviève Boudreau.
Several finalists were also announced in the Poetry, Theater, Children’s Literature (text and illustrated books) and Translation categories.
The Governor General’s Literary Awards, managed by the Canada Council for the Arts, also reward English-language works, divided into seven categories.
The winners of the literary prizes receive a scholarship of $25,000 each and the finalists receive $1,000. The 14 winners will be announced on November 13.
