 the nominees for the 2004 governor general's awards for literary merit were announced on october 26. the children's literature winners were announced on november 15, and the other winners were announced on november 16. the winners received a cheque for $15,000 and a specially crafted copy of their book bound by master bookbinder pierre ouvrard. the 2004 awards marked the first time that the children's literature awards were presented separately from the adult awards; they were presented at a special ceremony dedicated to promoting children's literature. ==english== {|class="wikitable" width="100%" !category !winner !nominated |- | align="center"| fiction | miriam toews, a complicated kindness | *david bezmozgis, natasha and other stories *trevor cole, norman bray, in the performance of his life *colin mcadam, some great thing *alice munro, runaway |- | align="center"| non-fiction | romÃ©o dallaire, shake hands with the devil: the failure of humanity in rwanda | *anne coleman, i'll tell you a secret: a memory of seven summers *christopher dewdney, acquainted with the night: excursions through the world after dark *jane jacobs, dark age ahead *jan zwicky, wisdom & metaphor |- | align="center"| poetry | roo borson, short journey upriver toward oishida | *tim bowling, the memory orchard *david manicom, the burning eaves *john terpstra, disarmament *jan zwicky, robinson's crossing |- | align="center"| drama | morris panych, girl in the goldfish bowl | *robert chafe, butler's marsh and tempting providence *michael healey, rune arlidge *karen hines, the pochsy plays *mieko ouchi, the red priest (eight ways to say goodbye) |- | align="center"| children's literature | kenneth oppel, airborn | *martine leavitt, heck superhero *sharon mackay, esther *judd palmer, the wolf king *ange zhang, red land, yellow river: a story from the cultural revolution |- | align="center"| children's illustration | stÃ©phane jorisch, jabberwocky | *nicolas debon, dawn watch *[[marie-lo
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