1972 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1972 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
[edit]English Language
[edit]- Fiction: Robertson Davies, The Manticore[1]
- Poetry or Drama: Dennis Lee, Civil Elegies and Other Poems[1]
- Poetry or Drama: John Newlove, Lies[1]
French Language
[edit]- Fiction: Antonine Maillet, Don l'Orignal[1]
- Poetry or Drama: Gilles Hénault, Signaux pour les voyants[1]
- Non-Fiction: Jean Hamelin and Yves Roby, Histoire économique du Québec 1851–1896[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Literary awards lean towards poets". The Calgary Herald. Canadian Press. April 17, 1973. p. 83. Retrieved January 3, 2024.