1970 Governor General's Awards Explained

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

English Language

• Fiction: Dave Godfrey, The New Ancestors.
• Poetry or Drama: bpNichol, Beach Head, Still Water and The True Eventual Story of Billy the Kid
• Poetry and Prose: Michael Ondaatje, The Collected Works of Billy the Kid.

French Language

• Fiction: Monique Bosco, La femme de Loth.
• Poetry or Drama: Jacques Brault, Quand Nous Serons Heureux.
• Non-Fiction: Fernand Ouellette, Les Actes Retrouvés.

Notes and References

1. News: 6 March 1971 . Young Novelist Wins Governor-General Award . 33 . . . 26 December 2023 . Newspapers.com.