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.^[1]

Winners

English Language

• Fiction: Margaret Laurence, A Jest of God^[1]
• Poetry or Drama: Margaret Atwood, The Circle Game^[1]
• Non-Fiction: George Woodcock, The Crystal Spirit: A Study of George Orwell^[1]

French Language

• Fiction: Claire Martin, La joue droite^[1]
• Poetry or Drama: Réjean Ducharme, L'avalée des avalés^[1]
• Non-Fiction: Marcel Trudel, Le comptoir, 1604–1627^[1]