Our amazing Governor General and Firefly

 

Author with Her Excellency The Right Honourable Mary Simon

On April 18, 2024, I was honoured (so incredibly honoured), to meet the Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency The Right Honourable Mary Simon, at her home in Rideau Hall, Ottawa. I'm holding her gift to me, a leather-bound copy of my award-winning book, FIREFLY. As an author, you don't get many (or any other) days like this.

The Governor General award is our country's highest literary award, congratulations to all the nominees and winners. I celebrated with the 2020-2023 winners, all 63 of us, among them some of my favourite writers, including the amazing Fan Brothers, David Robertson, Eric Walters, Sarah Everett, Jen Ferguson, and many more. 

As always, thank you to Marc Cote, publisher of Cormorant Books, and my wonderful editor, Barry Jowett, from DCB Young Readers. Thanks also to my sister-in-law, whose costume shop is the setting for the story. I'm wearing her silk scarf, glad to have a little bit of her with me to celebrate in Rideau Hall. She'd be proud. 

Full GG Awards 2024 Photo Gallery. Many thanks to the GG awards for the use of their photos.
Official Photographer: MCpl Matthieu Racette, Rideau Hall © OSGG, 2024

All posts about FIREFLY and the Governor General Award.

The Governor General award winners, 2021. CONGRATS ALL!