Canadian Literary Awards
1960s
Winners of Canadian literary awards in the 1960s.
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1969
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Fiction
- Robert Kroetsch – The Studhorse Man
- Poetry
- George Bowering – Rocky Mountain Foot
- George Bowering – The Gangs of Kosmos
- Gwendolyn MacEwen – The Shadow-Maker
- Études et essais
- Michel Brunet – Les canadiens après la conquête
- Poésie
- Jean-Guy Pilon – Comme eau retenue
- Romans et nouvelles
- Louise Maheux-Forcier – Une forêt pour Zoé
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Stuart Trueman – You're Only as Old as You Act
Writers Trust Awards
- Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature
- Audrey McKim
1968
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Fiction
- Alice Munro – Dance of the Happy Shades
- Poetry
- Leonard Cohen – Selected Poems (award declined)
- Études et essais
- Fernand Dumont – Le lieu de l'homme
- Romans et nouvelles
- Hubert Aquin – Trou de mémoire (refused)
- Marie-Claire Blais – Manuscrits de Pauline Archange
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Max Ferguson – And Now...Here's Max
Lorne Pierce Medal
- Lorne Pierce Medal
- Robert Duer Clayton Finch
Writers Trust Awards
- Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature
- Lorrie McLaughlin
1967
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Non-fiction
- Norah Story – The Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Literature
- Poetry
- Eli Mandel – An Idiot Joy
- Alden Nowlan – Bread, Wine and Salt
- Études et essais
- Robert-Lionel Séguin – La civilisation traditionelle de l'"Habitant" aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles
- Romans et nouvelles
- Jacques Godbout – Salut Galarneau
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Richard J. Needham – Needham's Inferno
Writers Trust Awards
- Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature
- John Patrick Gillese
1966
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Fiction
- Margaret Laurence – A Jest of God
- Non-fiction
- George Woodcock – The Crystal Spirit: A Study of George Orwell
- Poetry
- Margaret Atwood – The Circle Game
- Études et essais
- Marcel Trudel – Le comptoir, 1604-1627
- Poésie
- Réjean Ducharme – L'avalée des avalés
- Romans et nouvelles
- Claire Martin – La joue droite
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- George Bain – Nursery Rhymes to be Read Aloud by Young Parents with Old Children
Lorne Pierce Medal
- Lorne Pierce Medal
- Arthur James Marshall Smith
Writers Trust Awards
- Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature
- Fred Swayze
1965
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Non-fiction
- James Eayrs – In Defence of Canada
- Poetry
- Al Purdy – The Cariboo Horses
- Études et essais
- André S. Vachon – Le temps et l'espace dans l'oeuvre de Paul Claudel
- Poésie
- Gilles Vigneault – Quand les bateaux s'en vont
- Romans et nouvelles
- Gérard Bessette – L'incubation
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Gregory Clark – War Stories
Writers Trust Awards
- Writers Trust Awards: Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature
- Roderick Haig-Brown
1964
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Fiction
- Douglas LePan – The Deserter
- Non-fiction
- Phyllis Grosskurth – John Addington Symonds
- Poetry
- Raymond Souster – The Colour of the Times
- Études et essais
- Réjean Robidoux – Roger Martin du Gard et la religion
- Romans et nouvelles
- Jean-Paul Pinsonneault – Les terres sèches
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Harry J. Boyle – Homebrew and Patches
Lorne Pierce Medal
Writers Trust Awards
- Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature
- John F. Hayes
1963
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Fiction
- Hugh Garner – Hugh Garner's Best Stories
- Non-fiction
- J.M.S. Careless – Brown of the Globe
- Études et essais
- Gustave Lanctot – Histoire du Canada
- Poésie
- Gatien Lapointe – Ode au Saint-Laurent
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Donald Jack – Three Cheers for Me
Lorne Pierce Medal
- Lorne Pierce Medal
- Léo-Paul Desrosiers
Writers Trust Awards
1962
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Fiction
- Kildare Dobbs – Running to Paradise
- Non-fiction
- Marshall McLuhan – The Gutenberg Galaxy
- Poetry
- James Reaney – Twelve Letters to a Small Town
- Études et essais
- Gilles Marcotte – Une littérature qui se fait
- Romans et nouvelles
- Jacques Ferron – Contes du pays incertain
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- W.O. Mitchell – Jake and the Kid
Lorne Pierce Medal
- Lorne Pierce Medal
- Francis Reginald Scott
1961
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Fiction
- Malcolm Lowry – Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place
- Non-fiction
- T.A. Goudge – The Ascent of Life
- Poetry
- Robert Finch – Acis in Oxford
- Études et essais
- Jean Le Moyne – Convergences
- Poésie
- Anne Hébert – Poèmes
- Romans et nouvelles
- Yves Thériault – Ashini
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Norman Ward – Mice in the Beer
Lorne Pierce Medal
1960
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Fiction
- Brian Moore – The Luck of Ginger Coffey
- Non-fiction
- Frank H. Underhill – In Search of Canadian Liberalism
- Poetry
- Margaret Avison – Winter Sun
- Études et essais
- Paul Toupin – Souvenirs pour demain
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Pierre Berton – Just Add Water and Stir
