Winnipegger’s picture book about residential school legacy wins Governor General’s Award – CBC
‘Even this morning, just seeing it online, I was kind of questioning whether I was awake or not’
Nov 01, 2017
David Alexander Robertson says hearing he won the Governor General’s Award for young people’s illustrated books was “surreal.”
“Even this morning, just seeing it online, I was kind of questioning whether I was awake or not,” he said after the news was released Tuesday morning. “It’s been a surreal kind of few weeks for sure.”
The Winnipeg writer found out a few weeks ago that his children’s book, When We Were Alone, had won the $25,000 prize.
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