The 1937 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the second such awards, and the first to include a category for poetry and drama. The awards had no monetary amount and were just an honour for the authors.

Winners

Fiction: Laura G. Salverson, The Dark Weaver

Poetry or Drama: E. J. Pratt, The Fable of the Goats

Non-Fiction: Stephen Leacock, My Discovery of the West

Other Governor General's Awards: