The 1938 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the third such awards. No monetary prize was yet given; the awards were simply recognition of the authors.

Winners

• Fiction: Gwethalyn Graham, Swiss Sonata
• Poetry or drama: Kenneth Leslie, By Stubborn Stars
• Non-fiction: John Murray Gibbon, Canadian Mosaic

Source: "Cumulative List of Winners of the Governor General's Literary Awards," (.pdf), Canada Council. Web, Mar. 22, 2011. <http://www.canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/CCA1B1A6-59E5-4748-BFEE-B64313E92624/0/cumulativewinners20091.pdf>

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