Quebec Nationalist Author Refuses To Be Considered For Governor General's Prize
A rapper called Biz, "who sings for a band called Loco Locass, has been nominated in the French-language children's text category for a novel called La chute de Sparte, ... has withdrawn his book from consideration for a Governor General's Literary Award because he is 'not a subject of Her Majesty'." CBC (Canadian Press) 10/03/12

Posted October 4, 2012 12:48 AM