Template:Short description Each winner of the 1971 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.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>
WinnersEdit
English LanguageEdit
- Fiction: Mordecai Richler, St. Urbain's Horseman.<ref name=":0" />
- Poetry or Drama: John Glassco, Selected Poems.<ref name=":0" />
- Non-Fiction: Pierre Berton, The Last Spike.<ref name=":0" />
French LanguageEdit
- Fiction: Gérard Bessette, Le cycle.<ref name=":0" />
- Poetry or Drama: Paul-Marie Lapointe, Le Réel Absolu.<ref name=":0" />
- Non-Fiction: Gérald Fortin, La Fin d'une Règine.<ref name=":0" />