1974 Governor General's Awards

Template:Short description Each winner of the 1974 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. Two awardees, Victor-Lévy Beaulieu and Nicole Brossard, interrupted the award ceremony by giving speeches supporting Quebec nationalism.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref>

Winners

English Language

• Fiction: Margaret Laurence, The Diviners.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Poetry or Drama: Ralph Gustafson, Fire on Stone.<ref name=":0" />
• Non-Fiction: Charles Ritchie, The Siren Years.<ref name=":0" />

French Language

• Fiction: Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, Don Quichotte de la démanche.<ref name=":1" />
• Poetry or Drama: Nicole Brossard, Mécanique jongleuse suivi de Masculin grammaticale.<ref name=":1" />
• Non-Fiction: Louise Dechêne, Habitants et marchands de Montréal au XVIIe siècle.<ref name=":0" />