Each winner of the 1977 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Winners

English Language Fiction: Timothy Findley, The Wars. Poetry or Drama: D. G. Jones, Under the Thunder the Flowers Light Up the Earth. Non-Fiction: Frank Scott, Essays on the Constitution.

French Language Fiction: Gabrielle Roy, Ces enfants de ma vie Poetry or Drama: Michel Garneau, Les célébrations and Adidou Adidouce. Non-Fiction: Denis Monière, Le développement des idéologies au Québec des origines à nos jours.

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