Trillium Book Award, French Explained

The following is a list of winners and nominees in French-language categories for the Trillium Book Award, a Canadian literary award presented by Ontario Creates to honour books published by writers resident in the province of Ontario. Separate awards have been presented for English-language literature since 1994; for the winners and nominees in English-language categories, see Trillium Book Award, English.

From 1994 to 2002, a single annual award was presented for French-language books regardless of genre; in 2002, an award for best first book of poetry was introduced for francophone poets, but was only presented once, and established poets were still considered for the main all-genre award.

In 2003, the award was fully split into separate categories for prose and poetry; however, in the second year of the poetry categories, the program failed to receive a sufficient number of submissions to present a French-language poetry award. The prize money that had been earmarked for the French poetry category was instead used that year to create an academic scholarship for French-language creative writing students in Ontario, and the category was further adjusted so that it now encompasses a two-year eligibility period instead of one, and alternates with a two-year category for French-language children's literature.

In 2024, for the first time since the two-year alternation for poetry and children's literature was introduced, the two-year eligibility period still did not produce enough French poetry titles to present an award in that category.[1]

All-genre (1994-2002)

YearAuthorTitleRef
1994Andrée LacelleTant de vie s'égare[2]
Michel OuelletteFrench Town[3]
Pierre PelletierPetites incarnations de la pensee delinquante
Daniel PoliquinL'Écureuil noir
Gabrielle PoulinLe Livre de déraison
Danièle ValléeLa Caisse
1995Maurice HenrieLe Balcon dans le ciel[4]
Estelle BeauchampLes Memoires de Christine Marshall[5]
Andrée LacelleLa Voyageuse
Alain Bernard MarchandL'Homme qui pleure
Jean-Louis TrudelLe prisonnier de Serendib
Les rescapés de Serendib
1996Nancy VickersLe Pied de Sappho[6]
Alain Bernard MarchandTintin au pays de la ferveur
Hélène BrodeurL'Ermitage[7]
Nicole V. ChampeauO Sirènes, libérez-moi
Robert MarinierL'Insomnie
1997Roger LevacPetite Crapaude[8]
Michel DallairePonts brûlés et appartenances[9]
Robbert FortinJour buvard d'encre
Pierre Raphaël PelletierLa voie de Laum
Stefan PsenakLe fantasme d'immortalité
1998Daniel PoliquinL'homme de paille[10]
Stefan PsenakDu chaos et de l'ordre des choses
Marguerite AndersenLes Crus de l'Esplanade[11]
Jean Mohsen FahmyAmina et le mamelouk blanc
Pierre Raphaël PelletierIl faut crier l'injure
Stefan PsenakLes corps en sursis
1999Andrée Christensen, Jacques FlamandLithochronos ou le premier vol de la pierre[12]
Hédi BouraouiAinsi parle la Tour CN[13]
Claude GuilmainL'Égoiste
Michel OuelletteLa dernière fugue
Claire RochonLa Ville bleue
2000Didier LeclairToronto, je t'aime[14]
Marguerite AndersenBleu sur blanc[15]
Michel A. TherienCorps sauvage
Arash Mohtashami-MaaliDeuils d'automne
Pierre Raphaël PelletierLa Donne
2001Michèle MatteauCognac et Porto[16]
Esther BeaucheminMaïta[17]
Antonio D'AlfonsoComment ça se passe
Richard J. LégerFaust: chroniques de la démesure
Melchior MbonimpaLe Totem des Baranda
2002Michel OuelletteLe testament du couturier[18]
Danièle ValléeDebout sur la tete d'un chat[19]
Michel A. TherienEaux d'Ève
Robert DicksonHumains paysages en temps de paix relative
Pierre Raphaël PelletierMeme les fougeres ont des cancers de peau

Prose (2003-present)

YearAuthorTitleRef
2003Serge DenisSocial-démocratie et mouvements ouvriers[20]
François ParéLa distance habitée
Franco CatanzaritiSahel[21]
Michèle CookEn un tour de main
Gabrielle PoulinOmbres et lueurs
2004Antonio D'AlfonsoUn vendredi du mois d'aout[22]
Marguerite AndersenParallèles[23]
Jacques FlamandQuand eclate la pierre (1986-2004)
Maurice HenrieLes Roses et le verglas
Nathalie StephensL'Injure
2005Jean Mohsen FahmyL'Agonie des dieux[24]
Gilles DuboisL'homme aux yeux de loup[25]
Robert MarinierÉpinal
Pierre Raphaël PelletierPour ce qui reste de la beauté du monde
Colette St-DenisUn temps pour se souvenir
2006Paul SavoieCrac[26]
Daniel Castillo DuranteLa Passion des nomades
Marguerite AndersenDoucement le bonheur[27]
Claude ForandAinsi parle le Saigneur
Daniel PoliquinLa Kermesse
2007Pierre Raphaël PelletierL'Oeil de la lumière[28]
Andrée ChristensenDepuis toujours, j'entendais la mer[29]
Michel Dallairel'anarchie des innocences
Gilles LacombeLa Jouissance des nuages de la pensee
Richard PoulinEnfances devastees, tome 1 : L'Enfer de la prostitution
Michèle VinetParce que chanter c'est trop dur
2008Marguerite AndersenLe Figuier sur le toit[30]
Hédi BouraouiCap Nord[31]
Daniel MarchildonL'Eau de vie
Melchior MbonimpaLa terre sans mal
Nancy VickersAeterna: Le jardin des immortelles
2009Ryad Assani-RazakiDeux Cercles[32]
Nicole V. ChampeauPointe Maligne: L'infiniment oubliee[33]
Jean Mohsen FahmyFrères ennemis
Daniel PoliquinRené Lévesque
Daniel SohaLa Maison: une parabole
2010Estelle BeauchampUn souffle venu de loin[34]
Murielle BeaulieuLaisse-moi te dire[35]
Andrée ChristensenLa mémoire de l'aile
Michel Dallairependant que l'Autre en moi t'ecoute
Didier LeclairLe soixantieme parallèle
2011Michèle VinetJeudi Novembre[36]
Yann GarvozPlantation Massa-Lanmaux[37]
Maurice HenrieL'enfant Cement
Monia MazighMiroirs et mirages
Joëlle RoyXman est back en Huronie
2012Paul SavoieBleu bemol[38]
Claude GuilmainComment on dit ça, -- t'es mort --, en anglais?[39]
Marie-Josée MartinUn jour, ils entendront mes silences
Michèle MatteauAvant que ne tombe la nuit
Le manuscrit
2013Marguerite AndersenLa mauvaise mère[40]
Andrée ChristensenRacines de neige[41]
Véronique-Marie KayeAfghanistan
Philippe Porée-KurrerLes Gardiens de l'Onirisphere : La revelation de Stockholm
Danièle ValléeSous la jupe
2014Michel DallaireVioloncelle pour lune d'automne[42]
Martine BatanianClinique[43]
Blaise NdalaJ'irai danser sur la tombe de Senghor
Daniel PoliquinLe vol de l'ange
Patricia SmartDe Marie de l'Incarnation à Nelly Arcan
2015Véronique-Marie KayeMarjorie Chalifoux[44]
Alain DoomUn neurinome sur une balancoire[45]
Caroline DurandNourrir la machine humaine
Didier LeclairPour l'amour de Dimitri
Carlos TaveiraMots et marees, tome 2 : Les maux de Marie-Josephe-Angelique
2016Jean BoisjoliLa Mésure du temps[46]
Louis L'AllierNikolaos, le copiste[47]
Éric MathieuLes suicides d'Eau-Claire
Paul-Francois SylvestreCinquante ans de 'p'tits bonheurs' au Theatre francais de Toronto
Michèle VinetL'enfant-feu
2017Aurélie ReschSous le soleil de midi[48]
Maurice HenrieLe poids du temps[49]
Didier LeclairLe bonheur est un parfum sans nom
Alain Bernard MarchandSept vies, dix-sept morts
Blaise NdalaSans capote ni kalachnikov
2018Lisa L'Heureux Et si un soir[50]
Alain DoomUn quai entre deux mondes[51]
Gilles LatourÀ la merci de l’étoile
Yvon MaletteEntre le risque et le rêve
David MénardPoupée de rouille
2019Paul Ruban Crevaison en corbillard[52]
Jean BoisjoliMoi, Sam, Elle, Janis[53]
Claude GuilmainAmericanDream.ca
Aristote KavunguMon père, Boudarel et moi
2020Danièle ValléeSept nuits dans la vie de Chérie[54]
Nicole V. ChampeauNiagara... la voie qui y mène[55]
Daniel Castillo DuranteTango
Charles-Étienne FerlandMétamorphoses
Melchior MbonimpaAu sommet du Nanzerwé il s'est assis et il a pleuré
2021Robert MarinierUn conte de l’apocalypse[56]
Soufiane ChakkoucheZahra[57]
Marie-Hélène LarochelleJe suis le courant la vase
Michèle VinetLe malaimant
Marie-Thé MorinErrances
2022Gilles LacombeCircé des hirondelles[58]
Andrée LacelleDire[59]
Gilles LatourFeux du naufrage
Marie-Thé MorinFrontières libres
Nancy VickersCapharnaum
2023Nicolas WeinbergVivre ou presque[60]
Martin BélangerLa fin de nos programmes
Andrée ChristensenPlonge, Freya, vole
David MénardL'aurore martyrise l'enfant
Paul RubanLe parfum de la baleine

Poetry or children's (2002-present)

YearAuthorTitleRef
2002Éric CharleboisFaux-fuyants
Tina CharleboisTatouages et testaments
2003Angèle Bassolé-OuédraogoAvec tes mots
Marc LeMyreGaga pour ton zoom
2004No award presented
2005Éric CharleboisCentrifuge
Joël Beddowsdes planches à la palette
2006Françoise LepagePoupeska
Mireille Desjarlais-HeynnemanLa nuit ou le Soleil est parti
Céline ForcierUn canard majuscule
2007Tina CharleboisPoils lisses
Christian MilatDouleureuse aurore
2008Paul Prud'hommeLes Rebuts: Hockey 2
Michèle LaframboiseLa quête de Chaaas tome 1
Françoise LepageLes chercheurs d'etoiles
2009Michèle MatteauPasserelles
Jacqueline BorowickLe chant du coucou
2010Daniel MarchildonLa première guerre de Toronto
Gilles DuboisLa piste sanglante
Sylvie FrigonAriane et son secret
Jean-Claude Larocque, Denis SauvéEtienne Brule: Le fils de Champlain
Aurélie ReschLes Voleurs de couleurs
2011Sonia LamontagneÀ tire d’ailes
Francois Baril PelletierApocryphes du coeur
Aurélie ReschCendres de lune
2012Claude ForandUn moine trop bavard
Michèle LaframboiseMica, fille de Transyl
Daniel MarchildonLes guerriers de l'eau
2013Daniel Groleau Landry Rêver au réel
Michèle MatteauLe fol aujourd'hui
2014Micheline MarchandMauvaise mine
Diya LimLes enfants du ciel
Larouspiol
2015David MénardNeuvaines
Sonia LamontagneComptine a rebours
Gilles LatourMots qu'elle a faits terre
2016Pierre-Luc BelangerSki, Blanche et avalanche
Gilles DuboisNanuktalva
Daniel MarchildonZazette, la chatte des Ouendats
2017Sylvie BérardOubliez
Chloé LaDuchesseFuries
Christian MilatSi je connaissais…
2018Diya LimLa marchande, la sorcière, la lune et moi
Pierre-Luc BélangerL’Odyssée des neiges
Daniel MarchildonOtages de la nature
2019Véronique SylvainPremier quart
Daniel Groleau LandryFragments de ciels
2020Éric MathieuCapitaine Boudu et les enfants de la Cédille
Marise GasqueLa Neva pour se retrouver
Micheline MarchandPerdue au bord de la baie d'Hudson
2021Chloé LaDuchesseExosquelette
Sylvie BérardÀ croire que j’aime les failles
Sonia-Sophie CourdeauCe qui reste sans contour
2022Michèle LaframboiseLe secret de Paloma
Pierre-Luc BélangerDany à la dérive
Hélène KoscielniakMégane et Mathis
2023No award presented

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cbc.ca/books/zalika-reid-benta-and-britta-badour-among-finalists-for-2024-trillium-book-awards-1.7195651 "Zalika Reid-Benta and Britta Badour among finalists for 2024 Trillium Book Awards"
  2. "O'Brien bio author wins Ontario award". Toronto Star, April 27, 1995.
  3. Christopher Harris, "Trillium finalists". The Globe and Mail, March 3, 1995.
  4. "Atwood and Choy share Trillium prize". Ottawa Citizen, April 24, 1996.
  5. "Authors nominated". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 1996.
  6. "Anne Michaels wins Trillium". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, April 19, 1997.
  7. "Trillium book-prize shortlist". Montreal Gazette, February 23, 1997.
  8. Finbarr O'Reilly, "Brand plucks Trillium". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1998.
  9. Stephen Smith, "Trillium shorts". The Globe and Mail, February 28, 1999.
  10. "Alice Munro, Andre Alexis share award". Waterloo Region Record, April 17, 1999.
  11. "Shortlist picked for Trillium book prize". Toronto Star, March 14, 1999.
  12. Paul Gessell, "Ottawa-area poets share French-language Trillium award: Alistair MacLeod of Windsor, Ont., wins the English prize for his first novel". Ottawa Citizen, April 27, 2000.
  13. "Layton, MacLeod up for Trillium book prize". The Globe and Mail, March 22, 2000.
  14. Sandra Martin, "Le Prix Trillium". The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2001.
  15. "Trillium Prize nominees announced". Cambridge Reporter, March 22, 2001.
  16. Sandra Martin, "Wright picks up a Trillium". The Globe and Mail, June 7, 2002.
  17. "12 books shortlisted for Trillium award". The Globe and Mail, May 23, 2002.
  18. "Trillium book prize winners include Nino Ricci, Austin Clarke". Peterborough Examiner, April 25, 2003.
  19. "And the nominees are..." Ottawa Citizen, March 30, 2003.
  20. "The Truth About Stories wins Trillium Book Award". Sarnia Observer, May 15, 2004.
  21. "Trillium Book Award finalists announced". Niagara Falls Review, April 1, 2004.
  22. Anne-Marie Tobin, "Wayson Choy wins Trillium Book Prize for All That Matters". Sault Star, April 29, 2005.
  23. "Jane Jacobs, Wayson Choy, Alice Munro shortlisted for Trillium book awards". Canadian Press, April 13, 2005.
  24. Judy Stoffman, "Gibb novel set in Africa wins the Trillium". Toronto Star, April 26, 2006.
  25. "Lewis nominated for Trillium award". Ottawa Citizen, April 6, 2006.
  26. "Mark Frutkin wins Trillium award for Fabrizio's Return". Prince George Citizen, June 13, 2007.
  27. James Adams, "Trillium short list announced". The Globe and Mail, May 16, 2007.
  28. "Barbara Gowdy wins the Trillium". Harbour City Star, June 18, 2008.
  29. Vit Wagner, "Goodison, Gowdy shortlisted for Trillium award". St. Catharines Standard, May 23, 2008.
  30. "Malla, Dodds among Trillium winners". Montreal Gazette, June 18, 2009.
  31. "Nino Ricci novel among Trillium Prize contenders". The Globe and Mail, May 28, 2009.
  32. Mark Medley, "Good things happen when you follow through; Trillium Prize; Karen Solie, Ian Brown among winners". National Post, June 25, 2010.
  33. "Munro and Atwood are among finalists for award". The Daily Gleaner, June 9, 2010.
  34. "Absorbing Boy wins Trillium Book award". Calgary Herald, June 21, 2011.
  35. Mark Medley, "Emma Donoghue, Michael Winter among nominees for Trillium Book Award". Postmedia News, May 30, 2011.
  36. "Poet Phil Hall wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award for Killdeer". Prince George Citizen, June 22, 2012.
  37. "Finalists For Trillium Book Award Announced". Canada NewsWire, May 9, 2012.
  38. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/awards-and-festivals/alice-munro-wins-ontarios-trillium-book-award/article12664785/ "Alice Munro wins Ontario’s Trillium Book Award"
  39. "Finalists for Trillium Book Award announced". Canada NewsWire, May 30, 2013.
  40. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/playwright-hannah-moscovitch-among-2014-trillium-book-award-winners/article19215147/ "Playwright Hannah Moscovitch among 2014 Trillium Book Award winners"
  41. "Finalists for 2014 Trillium Book Award announced". Canada NewsWire, May 21, 2014.
  42. Mark Medley, "Author Kate Cayley wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award". The Globe and Mail, June 18, 2015.
  43. "Cinq livres en français sont finalistes pour le prix Trillium en Ontario". Canadian Press, May 27, 2015.
  44. Web site: Mark Medley . Kevin Hardcastle's Debris wins 2016 Trillium Book Award . . June 22, 2016 .
  45. "Six English books, three poetry titles shortlisted for Trillium Book Award". Canadian Press, May 25, 2016.
  46. Mark Medley, "Melanie Mah Wins 2017 Trillium Book Award". The Globe and Mail, June 24, 2017.
  47. "Six English books, three poetry titles shortlisted for Trillium Book Award". Canadian Press, May 9, 2017.
  48. Deborah Dundas, "Kyo Maclear wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award". Waterloo Region Record, June 23, 2018.
  49. Deborah Dundas, "Toronto's Cherie Dimaline, Catherine Hernandez are among Trillium Book Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 24, 2018.
  50. https://l-express.ca/lisa-lheureux-et-diya-lim-prix-litteraire-trillium-de-lontario/ "Lisa L’Heureux et Diya Lim, prix littéraire Trillium de l’Ontario"
  51. https://l-express.ca/doom-lheureux-latour-malette-menard-finalistes-du-prix-litteraire-trillium/ "Doom, L’Heureux, Latour, Malette, Ménard finalistes du Prix littéraire Trillium"
  52. Ryan Porter, "Téa Mutonji, Roxanna Bennett win 2020 Trillium Book Awards". Quill & Quire, June 17, 2020.
  53. https://open-book.ca/News/Trillium-Book-Awards-Announce-2020-Shortlist "Trillium Book Awards Announce 2020 Shortlist"
  54. Cassandra Drudi, "Souvankham Thammavongsa wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award". Quill & Quire, June 16, 2021.
  55. https://www.cbc.ca/books/craig-davidson-souvankham-thammavongsa-and-canisia-lubrin-among-finalists-for-2021-trillium-book-awards-1.6021837 "Craig Davidson, Souvankham Thammavongsa and Canisia Lubrin among finalists for 2021 Trillium Book Awards"
  56. Deborah Dundas, "Toronto writer Ann Shin wins $20,000 Trillium Prize for North Korean novel ‘The Last Exiles’". Toronto Star, June 21, 2022.
  57. Sadaf Ahsan, "Gothic stories, genre-defying memoirs among Trillium Book Award finalists". Toronto Star, May 10, 2022.
  58. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2023/06/21/poet-stuart-ross-wins-trillium-book-award-for-the-book-of-grief-and-hamburgers.html "Poet Stuart Ross wins Trillium Book Award for ‘The Book of Grief and Hamburgers’"
  59. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2023/05/09/charlie-angus-cliff-cardinal-among-trillium-book-award-nominees.html "MP Charlie Angus, poet Cliff Cardinal among Trillium Book Award nominees"
  60. Cassandra Drudi, "Nina Dunic, A. Light Zachary among Trillium Book Award winners". Quill & Quire, June 20, 2024.