Each winner of the 1971 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The winners were given a $2500 cash prize.[1]
Winners
editEnglish Language
edit- Fiction: Mordecai Richler, St. Urbain's Horseman.[1]
- Poetry or Drama: John Glassco, Selected Poems.[1]
- Non-Fiction: Pierre Berton, The Last Spike.[1]
French Language
edit- Fiction: Gérard Bessette, Le cycle.[1]
- Poetry or Drama: Paul-Marie Lapointe, Le Réel Absolu.[1]
- Non-Fiction: Gérald Fortin, La Fin d'une Règine.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Five Quebec writers win Governor-General's Awards". The Montreal Gazette. March 22, 1972. p. 19. Retrieved January 3, 2024.