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Cumulative List of Peer Assessment Committee Members for the Governor General’S Literary Awards Cumulative List of Peer Assessment Committee Members for the Governor General’s Literary Awards 2020 English Category Assessors French Category Assessors Fiction Anne Fleming Romans et Simone Chaput Ariela Freedman nouvelles Daniel Grenier Rabindranath Maharaj Olivia Tapiero Poetry David Groulx Poésie Sonia Cotton Clea Roberts Mona Latif-Ghattas Johanna Skibsrud David Ménard Drama Catherine Banks Théâtre Marie Louise Bibish Andrew Moodie Mumbu Kenneth T. Williams Matthieu Girard Anne-Marie Provencher Non-fiction Deni Ellis Béchard Essais Joël Des Rosiers Helen Humphreys Benoit Doyon-Gosselin Sally Ito Catherine Mavrikakis Young People’s Catherine Austen Littérature Anne Bernard-Lenoir Literature – Text Cary Fagan jeunesse – texte Mario Brassard Shenaaz Nanji Diya Lim Young People’s Wallace Edwards Littérature Marie-Louise Gay Literature – Bonnie Farmer jeunesse – livres Mireille Messier Illustrated Books Kyo Maclear illustrés Sylvain Rivard Translation Angela Carr Traduction Sophie M. Lavoie Jo-Anne Elder Daniel Poliquin Nigel Spencer Anne-Marie Regimbald Bringing the arts to life L’art au cœur de nos vies 1 Cumulative List of Peer Assessment Committee Members for the Governor General’s Literary Awards 2019 English Category Assessors French Category Assessors Fiction Aislinn Hunter Romans et Hervé Bouchard Wayne Johnston nouvelles Blaise Ndala Saleema Nawaz Élise Turcotte Poetry Lesley Belleau Poésie Nora Atalla Méira Cook Maggie Roussel Allan Cooper Christian Roy Drama Maja Ardal Théâtre Normand Canac-Marquis Megan Gail Coles Miriam Cusson Curtis Peeteetuce Talia Hallmona Non–fiction Ross King Essais Louis Hamelin Rachel Lebowitz Rachida M’Faddel Marina Nemat Paul Savoie Young People’s Kagiso Lesego Molope Littérature Marie-Célie Agnant Literature – Text Kenneth Oppel jeunesse – texte Jocelyn Boisvert Ellen Schwartz Karen Olsen Young People’s Shauntay Grant Littérature Nahid Kazemi Literature – Jon Klassen jeunesse – livres Diane Carmel Léger Illustrated Books illustrés Kathryn Shoemaker François Thisdale Translation Nicola Danby Traduction Myriam Legault Wayne Grady Hélène Rioux Maureen Labonté Michel Saint-Germain Bringing the arts to life L’art au cœur de nos vies 2 Cumulative List of Peer Assessment Committee Members for the Governor General’s Literary Awards 2018 English Category Assessors French Category Assessors Fiction Andrea MacPherson Romans et Martine Batanian Shani Mootoo nouvelles Carole David Craig Francis Power André Girard Poetry Garry Gottfriedson Poésie Jean-Marc Desgent Sachiko Murakami Lise Gaboury-Diallo Patrick Warner Marie-Andrée Gill Drama Rosa Laborde Théâtre Nathalie Boisvert Ian Ross Herménégilde Chiasson Kent Stetson Dave Jenniss Non-fiction Ted Bishop Essais Ralph Elawani Leslie Shimotakahara Lucie Hotte Merrily Weisbord Jean-Jacques Pelletier Young People’s Shelley Hrdlitschka Littérature Simon Boulerice Literature – Text Philip Roy jeunesse – texte Michèle Laframboise Sarah Tsiang Hada Lpez Young People’s Adwoa Badoe Littérature Oussama Mezher Literature – Renata Liwska jeunesse – livres Paul Roux Illustrated Books illustrés Hugh MacDonald Danielle Simard Translation Dawn M. Cornelio Traduction Christophe Bernard Peter Feldstein Rose Després Kathryn Gabinet-Kroo Geneviève Letarte Bringing the arts to life L’art au cœur de nos vies 3 Cumulative List of Peer Assessment Committee Members for the Governor General’s Literary Awards 2017 English Category Assessors French Category Assessors Fiction Darren Greer Romans et Julie Hétu Robert Hough nouvelles Monia Mazigh Padma Viswanathan Yvon Paré Poetry Nina Berkhout Poésie Valérie Forgues Evelyn Lau Hélène Harbec Douglas Burnet Smith Lenous Suprice Drama Alanis King Théâtre Marcelo Arroyo Bruce McManus Robert Claing Erin Shields Dominique Lafon Non-fiction Elaine Kalman Naves Essais Maxime Catellier JJ Lee Jean Morency Ray Robertson Claire Varin Young People’s Cheryl Foggo Littérature Sandra Dussault Literature – Text Alma Fullerton jeunesse – texte Micheline Marchand Kevin Major Sylvain Meunier Young People’s Danielle Daniel Littérature Édith Bourget Literature – Robert Heidbreder jeunesse – livres Anne-Claire Delisle Illustrated Books illustrés Brenda Jones Yayo Translation Robert Majzels Traduction Jude Des Chênes Jessica Moore Louise Ladouceur Glen Nichols Robert Paquin Bringing the arts to life L’art au cœur de nos vies 4 Cumulative List of Peer Assessment Committee Members for the Governor General’s Literary Awards 2016 English Category Assessors French Category Assessors Fiction Jaspreet Singh Romans et Edem Awumey Mary Swan nouvelles André Lamontagne Sara Tilley Francine Noël Poetry Shane Book Poésie Bathélemy Bolivar Richard Lemm François Charron Sandy Shreve Rachel Leclerc Drama Robert Chafe Théâtre Hanna Abd El Nour Kevin Kerr David Baudemont Beatriz Pizano Carole Fréchette Non-fiction Kevin Chong Essais Samuel Archibald Mary Soderstrom Ying Chen Christl Verduyn Jacques Julien Young People’s Don Aker Littérature Andrée-Anne Gratton Literature – Text Polly Horvath jeunesse – texte Bernadette Renaud Y.S. Lee Louise Royer Young People’s Gary Clement Littérature Laïla Héloua Literature – Chieri Uegaki jeunesse – livres Sylvie Nicolas Illustrated Books illustrés Ludmila Zeman Réjean Roy Translation Deborah Blythe Traduction Patricia Godbout David Edney Pierrot Lambert Don Wilson Daniel Lauzon Bringing the arts to life L’art au cœur de nos vies 5 Cumulative List of Peer Assessment Committee Members for the Governor General’s Literary Awards 2015 English Category Assessors French Category Assessors Fiction Jen Sookfong Lee Romans et Jan Dominique K.D. Miller nouvelles Perrine Leblanc Jeffrey Moore Claude Le Bouthillier Poetry Tammy Armstrong Poésie Gary Klang Robert Hilles Andrée Lacelle Souvankham Charles Sagalane Thammavongsa Drama Leanna Brodie Théâtre Jasmine Dubé Michael A. Miller Mélanie Léger Bernardine Stapleton Ally Ntumba Beya Non-fiction Stephen R. Bown Essais Djemila Benhabib Joseph Khoury Lise Gauvin Alison Wearing Kenneth Meadwell Children’s Jan L. Coates Littérature Melvin Gallant Literature – Text Rachna Gilmore jeunesse – texte Marthe Pelletier David A. Poulsen Andrée Poulin Children’s Dawn Baker Littérature Robert Freynet Literature – Judd Palmer jeunesse – livres Roger Girard (Rogé) Illustrated Books illustrés Farida Zaman Badiâa Sekfali Translation Jo-Anne Elder Traduction Luc Baranger Bobby Theodore Annie Brisset Anne-Marie Wheeler Marc Collin Bringing the arts to life L’art au cœur de nos vies 6 Cumulative List of Peer Assessment Committee Members for the Governor General’s Literary Awards 2014 English Category Assessors French Category Assessors Fiction Peter Behrens Romans et Gracia Couturier Elaine McCluskey nouvelles Stéfani Meunier Uma Parameswaran Stanley Péan Poetry Sean Howard Poésie Salah Beddiari Sid Marty Tania Langlais Carolyn Marie Souaid Dyane Léger Drama Wendy Lill Théâtre Pascale Rafie Catherine Hernandez Claude Guilmain Aaron Bushkowsky Pier-Luc Lasalle Non-fiction Christopher Dewdney Essais Jacques Beaudry Hadani Ditmars Nadine Mackenzie Robert Finley Christiane Ndiaye Children’s Hiromi Goto Littérature Mario Brassard Literature – Text Kevin Sylvester jeunesse – texte Françoise Enguehard Jessica Scott Kerrin Lucia Flores Children’s Ron Lightburn Littérature Steve Beshwaty Literature – Christina Leist jeunesse – Sylvie Daigneault Illustration illustrations Ange Zhang Joanne Ouellet Translation Wayne Grady Traduction Christine Klein-Lataud Susan Ouriou Maryse Warda George Tombs Louis Jolicoeur Bringing the arts to life L’art au cœur de nos vies 7 Cumulative List of Peer Assessment Committee Members for the Governor General’s Literary Awards 2013 English Category Assessors French Category Assessors Fiction Kyo Maclear Romans et Daniel Castillo Durante Beth Davis Powning nouvelles Christiane Frenette Thomas Wharton Hélène Rioux Poetry Hugh MacDonald Poésie Franz Benjamin Lee Maracle Margaret Michèle Cook Rachel Zolf Philippe Haeck Drama Marcia Johnson Théâtre Louise Bombardier Bryden MacDonald Emma Haché Charles Tidler Serge Mandeville Non-fiction Denise Chong Essais Martin Jalbert Madeline Sonik Gisèle Kayata Eid Jack Todd Mariel O'Neill-Karch Children’s Deirdre F. Kessler Littérature Marie-Célie Agnant Literature – Text Mahtab Narsimhan jeunesse – texte Alain Beaulieu Arthur Slade Aurélie Resch Children’s Kady MacDonald Denton Littérature Édith Bourget Literature – Maritza Miari jeunesse – France Brassard Illustration illustrations Scot Ritchie Jean-Paul Eid Translation Susanne de Lotbinière- Traduction Yolande Amzallag Harwood Michel Gaulin Louise Forsyth Carole Noël Mark Stout Bringing the arts to life L’art au cœur de nos vies 8 Cumulative List of Peer Assessment Committee Members for the Governor General’s Literary Awards 2012 English Category Assessors French Category Assessors Fiction Randy Boyagoda Romans et Hugues Corriveau C. P. Boyko nouvelles Christine Eddie Susan C. Haley Eileen Lohka Poetry Lydia Kwa Poésie Robert Berrouët-Oriol Brent MacLaine Herménégilde Chiasson Monty Reid Suzanne Jacob Drama Daniel Karasik Théâtre Suzanne Lebeau Colleen Wagner Patrick Leroux Marcus Youssef Victor Andrés Trelles Turgeon Non-fiction Brian Thomas Brett Essais Monika Boehringer Michael Terry Harris Gaëtan Brulotte Marina Nemat Ching Selao Children’s Deborah Delaronde-Falk Littérature Linda Amyot Literature – Text Richard Scrimger jeunesse – texte Laurent Poliquin Maxine Trottier Matthieu Simard Children’s Shea Chang Littérature Pascale Bonenfant Literature – Patsy Mackinnon jeunesse – Diego Herrera
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