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

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

1985

• Margaret Atwood – The Handmaid's Tale

Also shortlisted:

• Sharon Butala – Queen of the Headaches
• Keath Fraser – Foreign Affairs
• David Adams Richards – Road to the Stilt House

Added 17 November 2005.
Updated 11 November 2007.