Each winner of the 1964

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s for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the

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Winners

English Language

*Fiction:

Douglas LePan Douglas Valentine LePan (25 May 1914 – 27 November 1998) was a Canadian diplomat, poet, novelist and professor of literature. Life Born in Toronto, Ontario, LePan was educated at the University of Toronto, at Harvard (where he also taug ...

, ''The Deserter''. *Poetry or Drama:

Raymond Souster Raymond Holmes Souster (January 15, 1921 – October 19, 2012) was a Canadian poet whose writing career spanned over 70 years. More than 50 volumes of his own poetry were published during his lifetime, and he edited or co-edited a dozen volumes ...

, ''The Colour of the Times''. *Non-Fiction:

Phyllis Grosskurth Phyllis M. Grosskurth (March 16, 1924 – August 2, 2015) was a Canadian academic, writer, and literary critic. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she received a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in English from the University of Toronto and later a Ma ...

, ''John Addington Symonds''.

French Language

*Fiction:

Jean-Paul Pinsonneault Jean-Paul Pinsonneault (1923–1978) was a Canadian writer who won the Prix Québec-Paris and the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction in 1964 for his novel ''Les terres sèches''. He also published the plays ''Cette terre de faim' ...

, ''Les terres sèches''. *Poetry or Drama:

Pierre Perrault Pierre Perrault (29 June 1927 – 24 June 1999) was a Québécois documentary film director. He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada, although largely unknown outside of Québec. In ...

, ''Au coeur de la rose''. *Non-Fiction:

Réjean Robidoux Réjean or Rejean is a French masculine given name. Notable people with this name include: *Réjean Cloutier (born 1960), former professional hockey player *Réjean Cournoyer (born 1971), Canadian actor and singer *Réjean Ducharme (1941–2017), Qu ...

, '' Roger Martin du Gard et la religion''. {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards