Each winner of the 1988 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada.[1] The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.[2]
^"New Brunswick writer wins national race for top literary prize". The Globe and Mail, March 4, 1989.
^"Atwood, Berton top lists as nominees announced for national literary awards". Montreal Gazette, February 1, 1989.