1972 Governor General's Awards

Template:Short description Each winner of the 1972 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The winners were given a $2500 cash prize.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>

Winners

English Language

• Fiction: Robertson Davies, The Manticore<ref name=":0" />
• Poetry or Drama: Dennis Lee, Civil Elegies and Other Poems<ref name=":0" />
• Poetry or Drama: John Newlove, Lies<ref name=":0" />

French Language

• Fiction: Antonine Maillet, Template:Lang<ref name=":0" />
• Poetry or Drama: Gilles Hénault, Template:Lang<ref name=":0" />
• Non-Fiction: Jean Hamelin and Yves Roby, Template:Lang<ref name=":0" />