Selvadurai, Uppal and James nominated for Governor General’s Literary Awards

By Westwood Creative ArtistsOctober 4, 2013News

The nominees for the Governor General’s Literary Awards were announced on Wednesday, and WCA is proud to have three authors on the list:

Shyam Selvadurai for THE HUNGRY GHOSTS (fiction category)

Priscila Uppal for PROJECTION (non-fiction category)

Matt James for NORTHWEST PASSAGE (children’s literature – illustration category)

The winners will be announced on November 13 in Toronto. For more information, please visit: http://ggbooks.canadacouncil.ca/

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Selvadurai, Uppal and James nominated for Governor General’s Literary Awards

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