Each winner of the 1971 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.
Winners
English Language Fiction: Mordecai Richler, St. Urbain's Horseman. Poetry or Drama: John Glassco, Selected Poems. Non-Fiction: Pierre Berton, The Last Spike.
French Language Fiction: Gérard Bessette, Le cycle. Poetry or Drama: Paul-Marie Lapointe, Le Réel Absolu. Non-Fiction: Gérald Fortin, La Fin d'une Règine.
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