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Heather O’Neill, Miriam Toews among six Giller Prize finalists

Big publishers dominate this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist, announced this morning at Toronto's Soho House. The six finalists, as selected by jurors Shauna Singh Baldwin, Justin Cartwright, and Francine Prose, are split evenly between ... Read More »

October 6, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Reviewing the Giller Prize longlist

By Becky Robertson

On Oct. 6, the Scotiabank Giller Prize will announce its shortlist. While we ... Read More »

October 2, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Surprise inclusions, omissions on Scotiabank Giller longlist

By Steven W. Beattie

Margaret Atwood. David Adams Richards. Ann-Marie MacDonald. Caroline Adderson. Michael Crummey. Johanna Skibsrud. David Bergen. Kate Pullinger. Fred Stenson. Rudy Wiebe. Emma Donoghue. Thomas King. These are among the heavy hitters of CanLit who failed ... Read More »

September 16, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Giller Prize doubles purse to $140,000, announces longlist

By Sue Carter

Twelve authors vying for this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize will be competing for the largest purse in the literary award's 21-year history. At today's longlist announcement at Montreal's McGill University, Giller founder Jack Rabinovitch announced ... Read More »

September 16, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

The Giller Effect gets an academic treatment

By Julie Baldassi

For the first time, the so-called Giller Effect will get an academic examination, thanks to a new course at Ottawa's Carleton University. As English lit professor Rose Marie Hoey points out in her syllabus, the Scotiabank Giller ... Read More »

August 15, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Book culture

Former Giller judge Gary Shteyngart claims Canadian writers don’t take risks

By Steven W. Beattie

Since opening its doors to international jurors, the Scotiabank Giller Prize has found itself the subject of some controversy. British writer and critic Victoria Glendinning, who served on the jury in 2009, caused a stir ... Read More »

January 10, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Boyden, Messud land on Giller longlist that also contains some surprises

By Stuart Woods

The awards season is officially underway with this morning's announcement of the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist. The list includes the fall's most buzzed about Canadian novel (Joseph Boyden's The Orenda), as well as past nominees Lynn ... Read More »

September 16, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Giller jury to speak publicly for the first time in the prize’s history

By Steven W. Beattie

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, currently the country's richest prize for fiction. To mark the occasion, the Giller administration is making some changes, including one that will likely come ... Read More »

September 10, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Scotiabank Giller Prize jury announced

By Natalie Sequeira

The jury for the 20th anniversary of the Scotiabank Giller Prize was revealed today. The three-member panel will include Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood, 2011 Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan, and American author Jonathan Lethem. ... Read More »

February 13, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Photos: Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

By Sue Carter

On Tuesday night, the literary community showed off its tuxes and gowns for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala, but it was Will Ferguson, outfitted in a kilt adorned with a flask, who stole the ... Read More »

November 1, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: Scotiabank Giller Prize

Heather O’Neill, Miriam Toews among six Giller Prize finalists

Reviewing the Giller Prize longlist

Surprise inclusions, omissions on Scotiabank Giller longlist

Giller Prize doubles purse to $140,000, announces longlist

The Giller Effect gets an academic treatment

Former Giller judge Gary Shteyngart claims Canadian writers don’t take risks

Boyden, Messud land on Giller longlist that also contains some surprises

Giller jury to speak publicly for the first time in the prize’s history

Scotiabank Giller Prize jury announced

Photos: Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

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