1961 Governor General's Awards

Template:Short description Each winner of the 1961 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>

Winners

English Language

• Fiction: Malcolm Lowry, Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place<ref name=":0" />
• Poetry or Drama: Robert Finch, Acis in Oxford<ref name=":0" />
• Non-Fiction: T. A. Goudge, The Ascent of Life<ref name=":0" />

French Language

• Fiction: Yves Thériault, Ashini<ref name=":0" />
• Non-Fiction: Jean Le Moyne, Convergences<ref name=":0" />