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.
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.
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