1968 Governor General's Awards

Template:Short description Each winner of the 1968 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The year was marked by controversy as both Leonard Cohen and Hubert Aquin refused to accept their awards. Winners were given a cash prize of $2500<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>

Winners

English Language

• Fiction: Alice Munro, Dance of the Happy Shades.<ref name=":0" />
• Fiction: Mordecai Richler, Cocksure.<ref name=":0" />
• Poetry or Drama: Leonard Cohen, Selected Poems 1956-68.<ref name=":0" />
• Non-Fiction: Mordecai Richler, Hunting Tigers Under Glass.<ref name=":0" />

French Language

• Fiction: Hubert Aquin, Trou de mémoire.<ref name=":0" />
• Fiction: Marie-Claire Blais, Manuscrits de Pauline Archange.<ref name=":0" />
• Non-Fiction: Fernand Dumont, Le Liue de l'Homme.<ref name=":0" />