The 1952 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the sixteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors.
Fiction: David Walker , The Pillar
Poetry or Drama: E.J. Pratt, Towards the Last Spike
Non-Fiction: Bruce Hutchison , The Incredible Canadian
Non-Fiction: Donald G. Creighton, John A. Macdonald, The Young Politician
Juvenile: Marie McPhedran , Cargoes on the Great Lakes
Other Governor General's Awards: