1975 Governor General's Awards

Each winner of the 1975 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.

The Council established four annual Canada Council Children's Literature Prizes in 1975, two each for children's book writers and illustrators, which remained outside the "Governor General's Awards" rubric through 1986.^[1] The Governor General's Award for Literary Merit encompassed as many as 8 annual awards until expansion to 14 in 1987.^[2] For Children's Literature Prize winners 1975 to 1986, see "Children's literature" (2) and "Children's illustration" (2) in the footer navigation box.

Winners

English Language

Fiction: Brian Moore, The Great Victorian Collection.
Poetry or Drama: Milton Acorn, The Island Means Minago.
Non-Fiction: Marion MacRae and Anthony Adamson, Hallowed Walls.

French Language

Fiction: Anne Hébert, Les enfants du sabbat.
Poetry or Drama: Pierre Perrault, Chouennes.
Non-Fiction: Louis-Edmond Hamelin, Nordicité canadienne.

References

↑ "Canada Council Children's Literature Awards" [for English-language books].
"Canada Council Children's Literature in French Awards".
online guide to writing in canada (track0.com/ogwc). Retrieved 2015-08-06.
↑ "Governor General's Literary Awards" [table of winners]. online guide to writing in canada (track0.com/ogwc). Retrieved 2015-08-06.

Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit

English-language awards	Fiction Non-fiction Poetry (1981–present) Drama (1981–present) Poetry or drama (1937–1980) Children's literature Children's illustration French to English translation

French-language awards	Fiction Non-fiction Poetry (1981–present) Drama (1981–present) Poetry or drama (1959–1980) Children's literature Children's illustration English to French translation

Awards by year	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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