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the Québec Literary Competition Prize (awarded 1923–70 by the Province of Québec) The Favourite Game (Cohen's first novel)
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Governor General's Award (English language poetry or drama) for Selected Poems 1956–1968. (Refused)
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Honorary degree from Dalhousie University
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The Golden Rose, the main award at the international television festival Rose d'Or in Montreux
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Canadian Author's Association Literary Award for Poetry for Book of Mercy