Canadian Literary Awards
1979

Winners of Canadian literary awards for 1979.
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Books in Canada First Novel Award
- Books in Canada First Novel Award
- Clark Blaise – Lunar Attractions
Governor General's Literary Awards
- Fiction
- Jack Hodgins – The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne
- Non-fiction
- Maria Tippett – Emily Carr
- Poetry
- Michael Ondaatje – There's a Trick with a Knife I'm Learning to Do
- Études et essais
- Dominique Clift et Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos – Le fait anglais au Québec
- Poésie
- Robert Mélançon – Peinture aveugle
- Romans et nouvelles
- Marie-Claire Blais – Le Sourd dans la ville
Leacock Medal for Humour
- Leacock Medal for Humour
- Sondra Gotlieb – True Confections
Writers Trust Awards
- Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature
- Cliff Faulknor
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Added 29 October 2008.
Updated 27 June 2010.