Each winner of the 1969 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the

Canada Council for the Arts The Canada Council for the Arts (french: Conseil des arts du Canada), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It acts as the federal government's principal in ...

English Language

Fiction:

Robert Kroetsch Robert Paul Kroetsch (June 26, 1927 – June 21, 2011)

, ''The Studhorse Man'' Poetry or Drama:

George Bowering George Harry Bowering, (born December 1, 1935) is a prolific Canadian novelist, poet, historian, and biographer. He was the first Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate. He was born in Penticton, British Columbia, and raised in the nearby town o ...

, ''Rocky Mountain Foot and The Gangs of Kosmos'' Poetry or Drama:

Gwendolyn MacEwen Gwendolyn Margaret MacEwen (1 September 1941 – 29 November 1987) was a Canadian poet and novelist.Gwendoly ...

, ''The Shadow-Maker''

French Language

Fiction:

Louise Maheux-Forcier Louise Maheux-Forcier (June 9, 1929 – February 5, 2015) was a Quebec author. She was born in Montreal and was educated at the École supérieure Sainte-Croix and then went on to study music at the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique d ...

, ' Poetry or Drama:

Jean-Guy Pilon Jean-Guy Pilon, (12 November 1930 – 27 April 2021 Michel Brunet Michel Brunet may refer to: * Michel Brunet (historian) (1917–1985), Canadian historian * Michel Brunet (paleontologist) (born 1940), French paleontologist * Michel Brunet (figure skater) (born 1970), Canadian skater {{hndis, Brunet, Michel ...

, ' {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards

Governor General's Awards The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...