The 2012 Governor General’s Literary Awards finalists were announced today. Congratulations to Alberta artists Karen Hines, Cathy Ostlere and Dennis Garnhum for their nominations in the Governor General Literary Awards for Drama. (Albertans make up 50% of the finalists for this category!)

View all nominations on the Canada Council for the Arts’ website. Award recipients will be announced on November 13th.

Drama

Catherine Banks, Sambro, N.S., It is Solved by Walking
(Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by University of Toronto Press)

Trina Davies, Vancouver, The Romeo Initiative
(Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by University of Toronto Press)

Karen Hines, Calgary, Drama: Pilot Episode
(Coach House Books; distributed by LitDistCo)

Cathy Ostlere and Dennis Garnhum, Calgary, Lost: A Memoir
(Scirocco Drama, an imprint of J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing; distributed by University of Toronto Press)

Anusree Roy, Toronto, Brothel #9
(Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by University of Toronto Press)