Overview

• Monkman and Gordon's nominated work, 'The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: Vol. 1,' features a time-traveling alter ego.
• The fiction category also includes Canisia Lubrin, Jordan Abel, Paola Ferrante, and Oonya Kempadoo as finalists.
• Non-fiction contenders include Niigan Sinclair, Danny Ramadan, and Helen Knott, among others.
• The awards cover categories in both English and French, including poetry, drama, and children's literature.
• Each of the 14 winners will receive a prize of $25,000, with the announcement set for November 13.