The 1943 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the eighth rendition of the
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 ...
, Canada's annual national awards program which then comprised literary awards alone. The awards recognized Canadian writers for new English-language works published in Canada during 1943 and were presented in 1944. There were no cash prizes.
As every year from 1942 to 1948, there two awards for non-fiction, and four awards in the three established categories, which recognized English-language works only.
Winners
* Fiction:
Thomas H. Raddall
Thomas Head Raddall (13 November 1903 – 1 April 1994) was a Canadian writer of history and historical fiction.A. J. M. Smith, ''News of the Phoenix''
* Non-fiction: John Daniel Robins, ''The Incomplete Anglers''
* Non-fiction: E. K. Brown, ''On Canadian Poetry''