1980 Governor General's Awards

Each winner of the 1980 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.

English

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction   George Bowering, Burning Water
Non-fiction   Jeffrey Simpson, Discipline of Power: The Conservative Interlude and the Liberal Restoration
Poetry or drama   Stephen Scobie, McAlmon's Chinese Opera

French

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Category Winner Nominated
Fiction   Pierre Turgeon, La première personne
Non-fiction   Maurice Champagne-Gilbert, La famille et l'homme à délivrer du pouvoir
Poetry or drama   Michel van Schendel, De l'oeil et de l'écoute

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