1977 Governor General's Awards

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.

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.