Each winner of the 1970 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The winners received a $2500 prize.[1]
Winners edit
English Language edit
- Fiction: Dave Godfrey, The New Ancestors.[1]
- Poetry or Drama: bpNichol, Beach Head, Still Water and The True Eventual Story of Billy the Kid[1]
- Poetry and Prose: Michael Ondaatje, The Collected Works of Billy the Kid.[1]
French Language edit
- Fiction: Monique Bosco, La femme de Loth.
- Poetry or Drama: Jacques Brault, Quand Nous Serons Heureux.[1]
- Non-Fiction: Fernand Ouellette, Les Actes Retrouvés.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Young Novelist Wins Governor-General Award". Times Colonist. Canadian Press. 6 March 1971. p. 33. Retrieved 26 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.