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1972 Governor General's Awards
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Canadian literary award
April 2026
Each winner of the 1972 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.April 17, 1973 Literary awards lean towards poets 83 The Calgary Herald Canadian Press https://books.google.com/books?id=8W1kAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Governor+General%27s+Awards%22&pg=PA1&article_id=5691,2557454 January 3, 2024
Winners
English Language
Fiction: Robertson Davies, The Manticore
Poetry or Drama: Dennis Lee, Civil Elegies and Other Poems
Poetry or Drama: John Newlove, Lies
French Language
Fiction: Antonine Maillet, fr Don l'Orignal
Poetry or Drama: Gilles Hénault, fr Signaux pour les voyants
Non-Fiction: Jean Hamelin and Yves Roby, fr Histoire économique du Québec 1851–1896
References
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Governor Generals Awards, 1972
Category:1972 literary awards