Each winner of the 1973 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.

Winners

English Language Fiction: Rudy Wiebe, The Temptations of Big Bear. Poetry or Drama: Miriam Mandel, Lions at her Face. Non-Fiction: Michael Bell, Painters in a New Land.

French Language Fiction: Réjean Ducharme, L'Hiver de force. Poetry or Drama: Roland Giguère, La Main au Feu. Non-Fiction: Albert Faucher, Québec en Amérique au 19eme Siècle.

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