1966 Governor General's Awards

Each winner of the 1966 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: Margaret Laurence, A Jest of God
• Poetry or Drama: Margaret Atwood, The Circle Game
• Non-Fiction: George Woodcock, The Crystal Spirit: A Study of George Orwell

French Language

• Fiction: Claire Martin, La joue droite.
• Poetry or Drama: Réjean Ducharme, L'avalée des avalés.
• Non-Fiction: Marcel Trudel, Le comptoir, 1604–1627.