The Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction (English) is awarded annually.

An asterisk (*) indicates a review is available for that book.

1983

• Leon Rooke – Shakespeare's Dog

Also shortlisted:

• Philip Kreiner – People Like Us In a Place Like This
• H.R. Percy – Painted Ladies
• Susan Swan – The Biggest Modern Woman of the World

Added 17 November 2005.
Updated 11 November 2007.