The winners for the 2010 Governor General's Literary Awards have been announced! We're thrilled that three of our LPG member publishers and their authors have been honoured this year:

Boxing the Compass by Richard Greene, published by Vehicule Press won in the Poetry, English category.

Afterimage by Robert Chafe, published by Playwrights Canada Press won in the Drama, English category.

Fishtailing by Wendy Phillips, published by Coteau Books won in the Children's Literature - Text, English category.

Forests translated by Linda Gaboriau, published by Playwrights Canada Press won in the Translation, French to English category.

The winners will be presented their awards in a ceremony at Rideau Hall on November 25th. For a full listing of the 2010 Governor General's Literary Award winners, visit the Canada Council for the Arts website.