1968 Governor General's Awards Explained

Each winner of the 1968 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The year was marked by controversy as both Leonard Cohen and Hubert Aquin refused to accept their awards. Winners were given a cash prize of $2500^[1]

Winners

English Language

• Fiction: Alice Munro, Dance of the Happy Shades.
• Fiction: Mordecai Richler, Cocksure.
• Poetry or Drama: Leonard Cohen, Selected Poems 1956-68.
• Non-Fiction: Mordecai Richler, Hunting Tigers Under Glass.

French Language

• Fiction: Hubert Aquin, Trou de mémoire.
• Fiction: Marie-Claire Blais, Manuscrits de Pauline Archange.
• Non-Fiction: Fernand Dumont, Le Liue de l'Homme.

Notes and References

1. News: Grantham . Ronald . 14 May 1969 . ...then there were four . 21 . . 22 December 2023.