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Photos: 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

On Nov. 10, authors, celebrities, socialites, and members of the Canadian publishing community gathered at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Toronto for this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize gala. This year’s winner was André Alexis, for his ... Read More »

November 16, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Coach House Books author Andre Alexis takes home the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize for Fifteen Dogs

By Steven W. Beattie

If the old saw is true that every dog has its day, it took storied Toronto small press Coach House Books 22 years to see one of its authors ascend the podium to claim the ... Read More »

November 11, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Scotiabank Giller Prize to offer Banff Centre writing residency

By Becky Robertson

The Scotiabank Giller Prize – Canada’s most prestigious award for an English-language work of fiction – will now offer its winners, in addition to its $100,000 purse, a writing residency at the Banff Centre in ... Read More »

November 2, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Alexis, Archibald, and Schofield highlight a strong Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

By Steven W. Beattie

At an announcement this morning in Toronto, four of the five jury members for the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize unveiled what must by any measure qualify as one of the strongest shortlists in the 22-year ... Read More »

October 5, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Andre Alexis, Anakana Schofield, Heather O’Neill among finalists for 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize

By Becky Robertson

Indie presses dominate this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist, with Biblioasis taking two of the five nominations for Anakana Schofield’s novel Martin John and Samuel Archibald's story collection Arvida (trans. Donald Winkler). Coach House Books ... Read More »

October 5, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Scotiabank Giller prize announces 2015 five-person jury

By Sue Carter

For the first time in its history, this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize jury will increase from three to five international and Canadian authors. Alison Pick, Cecil Foster, and former Giller nominee Alexander MacLeod will be ... Read More »

January 14, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Giller winner Us Conductors dominates indie bestseller lists

By Sue Carter

The famed "Giller effect"– a term used to describe the dramatic spike in sales for a book after it wins the Scotiabank Giller Prize – is alive and well. According to the Nov. 21 bestsellers ... Read More »

November 25, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Bestsellers

Photos: 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

By Becky Robertson

On Nov. 10, the Scotiabank Giller Prize held its annual gala at the Ritz-Carleton in Toronto, naming Sean ... Read More »

November 17, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Events

Sean Michaels a surprise winner at last night’s Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

By Steven W. Beattie

In the end, all the prognosticators and so-called experts were wrong. Heading into last night's Scotiabank Giller Prize gala, the heavy favourite to take the award was Miriam Toews for her sixth novel, All My ... Read More »

November 11, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

2014 Giller jury plays it safe with shortlist

By Steven W. Beattie

It's turning into a very good year for Miriam Toews. Last week, the Toronto-based author was tapped as one of the five shortlisted names on the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and this morning she ... Read More »

October 6, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: Scotiabank Giller Prize

Photos: 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

Coach House Books author Andre Alexis takes home the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize for Fifteen Dogs

Scotiabank Giller Prize to offer Banff Centre writing residency

Alexis, Archibald, and Schofield highlight a strong Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

Andre Alexis, Anakana Schofield, Heather O’Neill among finalists for 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize

Scotiabank Giller prize announces 2015 five-person jury

Giller winner Us Conductors dominates indie bestseller lists

Photos: 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

Sean Michaels a surprise winner at last night’s Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

2014 Giller jury plays it safe with shortlist

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