1963 Governor General's Awards

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Each winner of the 1963 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.

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References

  1. "The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on March 21, 1964 · Page 40". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.