1970 Governor General's Awards

{{Short description|Canadian literary award}}

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.{{Cite news |date=6 March 1971 |title=Young Novelist Wins Governor-General Award |pages=33 |work=Times Colonist |agency=Canadian Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/507134871/?terms=%22Governor%20General%27s%20Awards%22&match=1 |access-date=26 December 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}

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=

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