1970 Governor General's Awards

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.

Winners

English Language

• Fiction: Dave Godfrey, The New Ancestors.
• Poetry or Drama: bpNichol, collected works.
• 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.