1973 Governor General's Awards

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.

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 XIXe siècle.