 each winner of the 1970 governor general's awards for literary merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the canada council for the arts. ==winners== ===english language=== *fiction: dave godfrey, the new ancestors. *poetry or drama: bpnichol, collected works. *poetry and prose: michael ondaatje, the collected works of billy the kid. ===french language=== *fiction: monique bosco, la femme de loth. *poetry or drama: jacques brault, quand nous serons heureux. *non-fiction: fernand ouellette, les actes retrouvÃ©s. 
1970_in_Canada Governor_General\'s_Awards