Photos: 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

On Nov. 10, the Scotiabank Giller Prize held its annual gala at the Ritz-Carleton in Toronto, naming Sean Michaels this year’s winner for his debut novel Us Conductors. Here are a few photo highlights from the evening:

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109144 Giller Prize winner Sean Michaels with founder Jack Rabinovitch (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5689-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5689.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5689.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":4,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415675251,"focal_length":"32","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.00625"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5689/ 1ts_5689 0 0: Giller Prize winner Sean Michaels with founder Jack Rabinovitch (photo: Tom Sandler)

109111 Giller finalists Heather O'Neill and Miriam Toews (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5141-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5141.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5141.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":6.3,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415658007,"focal_length":"36","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.00625"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5141/ 1ts_5141 0 0: Giller finalists Heather O’Neill and Miriam Toews (photo: Tom Sandler)

109117 Filmmaker Deepa Metha and finalist Padma Viswanathan (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5186-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5186.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5186.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":6.3,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415658920,"focal_length":"40","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5186/ 1ts_5186 0 0: Filmmaker Deepa Metha and finalist Padma Viswanathan (photo: Tom Sandler)

109112 Giller finalist Frances Itani (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5156-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5156.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5156.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":6.3,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415658380,"focal_length":"50","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.00625"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5156/ 1ts_5156 0 0: Giller finalist Frances Itani (photo: Tom Sandler)

109116 Giller presenter David Usher and prize winner Sean Michaels (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5177-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5177.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5177.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":6.3,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415658803,"focal_length":"24","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.00625"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5177/ 1ts_5177 0 0: Giller presenter David Usher and prize winner Sean Michaels (photo: Tom Sandler)

109110 Giller jurors Francine Prose, Justin Cartwright, and Shauna Singh Baldwin (photo: Tom Sandler) 1TS_5121 https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5121-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5121.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5121.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":5.6,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415657685,"focal_length":"29","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.00625"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5121/ 1ts_5121 0 0: Giller jurors Francine Prose, Justin Cartwright, and Shauna Singh Baldwin (photo: Tom Sandler)

109114 Giller finalist Padma Viswanathan (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5163-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5163.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5163.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":6.3,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415658420,"focal_length":"70","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.00625"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5163/ 1ts_5163 0 0: Giller finalist Padma Viswanathan (photo: Tom Sandler)

109118 Naomi Klein and Miriam Toews (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5194-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5194.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5194.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":6.3,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415659123,"focal_length":"29","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5194/ 1ts_5194 0 0: Naomi Klein and Miriam Toews (photo: Tom Sandler)

109156 Finalist David Bezmozgis (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/KTP_1217-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/KTP_1217.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/KTP_1217.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":5.6,"camera":"NIKON D3S","created_timestamp":1415642898,"focal_length":"60","iso":"1600","shutter_speed":"0.00625"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/ktp_1217/ ktp_1217 0 0: Finalist David Bezmozgis (photo: Tom Sandler)

109119 Presenter Jessica Paré (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5238-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5238.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5238.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":9,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415660365,"focal_length":"29","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5238/ 1ts_5238 0 0: Presenter Jessica Paré (photo: Tom Sandler)

109120 Authors Miranda Hill and Lawrence Hill, and HarperCollins senior vice-president and executive publisher Iris Tupholme (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5252-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5252.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5252.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":9,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415660640,"focal_length":"38","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5252/ 1ts_5252 0 0: Authors Miranda Hill and Lawrence Hill, and HarperCollins senior vice-president and executive publisher Iris Tupholme (photo: Tom Sandler)

109121 St. Joseph Media president Doug Knight and Walrus executive director and co-publisher Shelley Ambrose (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5257-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5257.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5257.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":9,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415660757,"focal_length":"28","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5257/ 1ts_5257 0 0: St. Joseph Media president Doug Knight and Walrus executive director and co-publisher Shelley Ambrose (photo: Tom Sandler)

109122 IFOA director Geoffrey Taylor (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5286-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5286.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5286.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":8,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415660981,"focal_length":"38","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5286/ 1ts_5286 0 0: IFOA director Geoffrey Taylor (photo: Tom Sandler)

109123 Literary agent Samantha Haywood and Kobo vice-president of acquisition Pieter Swinkels (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5306-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5306.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5306.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":8,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415661196,"focal_length":"27","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5306/ 1ts_5306 0 0: Literary agent Samantha Haywood and Kobo vice-president of acquisition Pieter Swinkels (photo: Tom Sandler)

109124 CBC Radio host Matt Galloway (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5331-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5331.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5331.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":8,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415661462,"focal_length":"56","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5331/ 1ts_5331 0 0: CBC Radio host Matt Galloway (photo: Tom Sandler)

109125 Writers' Trust of Canada executive director Mary Osborne (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5335-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5335.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5335.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":8,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415661543,"focal_length":"24","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5335/ 1ts_5335 0 0: Writers’ Trust of Canada executive director Mary Osborne (photo: Tom Sandler)

109126 House of Anansi Press president Sarah MacLachlan and author Noah Richler (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5342-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5342.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5342.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":8,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415661595,"focal_length":"29","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5342/ 1ts_5342 0 0: House of Anansi Press president Sarah MacLachlan and author Noah Richler (photo: Tom Sandler)

109127 Author Thomas King and professor Helen Hoy (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5355-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5355.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5355.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":9,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415661685,"focal_length":"38","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5355/ 1ts_5355 0 0: Author Thomas King and professor Helen Hoy (photo: Tom Sandler)

109128 Steve Doss and Liberal Party candidate Seamus O'Regan (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5363-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5363.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5363.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":9,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415661764,"focal_length":"36","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5363/ 1ts_5363 0 0: Steve Doss and Liberal Party candidate Seamus O’Regan (photo: Tom Sandler)

109129 Author Susan Swan and publisher Patrick Crean (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5371-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5371.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5371.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":9,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415661788,"focal_length":"42","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5371/ 1ts_5371 0 0: Author Susan Swan and publisher Patrick Crean (photo: Tom Sandler)

109130 Griffin Poetry Prize founder Scott Griffin and designer Krystyne Griffin (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5400-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5400.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5400.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":8,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415662001,"focal_length":"26","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5400/ 1ts_5400 0 0: Griffin Poetry Prize founder Scott Griffin and designer Krystyne Griffin (photo: Tom Sandler)

109131 Penguin Random House president and CEO Brad Martin and former Harlequin Enterprises publisher and CEO Donna Hayes (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5426-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5426.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5426.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":8,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415662175,"focal_length":"24","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5426/ 1ts_5426 0 0: Penguin Random House president and CEO Brad Martin and former Harlequin Enterprises publisher and CEO Donna Hayes (photo: Tom Sandler)

109132 2013 Giller winner Lynn Coady (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5495-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5495.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5495.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":8,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415662986,"focal_length":"31","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5495/ 1ts_5495 0 0: 2013 Giller winner Lynn Coady (photo: Tom Sandler)

109133 Indigo Books & Music CEO Heather Reisman (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5510-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5510.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5510.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":8,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415663056,"focal_length":"32","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5510/ 1ts_5510 0 0: Indigo Books & Music CEO Heather Reisman (photo: Tom Sandler)

109138 Host Rick Mercer (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5599-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5599.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5599.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":8,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415664491,"focal_length":"32","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5599/ 1ts_5599 0 0: Host Rick Mercer (photo: Tom Sandler)

109134 Giller presenter Yannick Bisson and CBC broadcaster Ron MacLean (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5541-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5541.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5541.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":13,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415663443,"focal_length":"24","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5541/ 1ts_5541 0 0: Giller presenter Yannick Bisson and CBC broadcaster Ron MacLean (photo: Tom Sandler)

109135 Author Anna Porter (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5565-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5565.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5565.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":11,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415663956,"focal_length":"60","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5565/ 1ts_5565 0 0: Author Anna Porter (photo: Tom Sandler)

109136 Butterfield & Robinson co-founder Martha Butterfield, author Anna Porter, RBC RBC Taylor Prize founder Noreen Taylor, and McClelland & Stewart publisher Ellen Seligman (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5568-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5568.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5568.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":11,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415663969,"focal_length":"26","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5568/ 1ts_5568 0 0: Butterfield & Robinson co-founder Martha Butterfield, author Anna Porter, RBC RBC Taylor Prize founder Noreen Taylor, and McClelland & Stewart publisher Ellen Seligman (photo: Tom Sandler)

109139 Host Rick Mercer and Giller Prize founder Jack Rabinovitch (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5612-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5612.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5612.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":8,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415664739,"focal_length":"36","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5612/ 1ts_5612 0 0: Host Rick Mercer and Giller Prize founder Jack Rabinovitch (photo: Tom Sandler)

109140 Finalist Heather O'Neill (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5628-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5628.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5628.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":7.1,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415664943,"focal_length":"70","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5628/ 1ts_5628 0 0: Finalist Heather O’Neill (photo: Tom Sandler)

109141 Finalist Frances Itani and presenter Yannick Bisson (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5661-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5661.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5661.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":4.5,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415672586,"focal_length":"32","iso":"2500","shutter_speed":"0.005"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5661/ 1ts_5661 0 0: Finalist Frances Itani and presenter Yannick Bisson (photo: Tom Sandler)

109142 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Sean Michaels (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5667-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5667.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5667.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":4,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415675189,"focal_length":"28","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.00625"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5667/ 1ts_5667 0 0: Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Sean Michaels (photo: Tom Sandler)

109145 Author Barbara Gowdy and Now arts editor Susan Cole (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5713-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5713.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5713.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":4,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415676029,"focal_length":"35","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.00625"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5713/ 1ts_5713 0 0: Author Barbara Gowdy and Now arts editor Susan Cole (photo: Tom Sandler)

109157 Giller presenter Kim Coates (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/KTP_1559-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/KTP_1559.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/KTP_1559.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":2.8,"camera":"NIKON D3S","created_timestamp":1415653781,"focal_length":"190","iso":"2000","shutter_speed":"0.003125"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/ktp_1559/ ktp_1559 0 0: Giller presenter Kim Coates (photo: Tom Sandler)

109146 Social Projects Studio founder Ric Young and Random House of Canada executive publisher Louise Dennys (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5718-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5718.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5718.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":4,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415676157,"focal_length":"38","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.00625"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5718/ 1ts_5718 0 0: Social Projects Studio founder Ric Young and Random House of Canada executive publisher Louise Dennys (photo: Tom Sandler)

109148 House of Anansi Press president Sarah MacLachlan and musician David Usher (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5724-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5724.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5724.jpg 600 399 {"aperture":4,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415676421,"focal_length":"26","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.025"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5724/ 1ts_5724 0 0: House of Anansi Press president Sarah MacLachlan and musician David Usher (photo: Tom Sandler)

109149 Writers' Trust of Canada executive director Mary Osborne and Zoomer editor Suzanne Boyd (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5740-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5740.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1TS_5740.jpg 399 600 {"aperture":7.1,"camera":"NIKON D4","created_timestamp":1415678071,"focal_length":"24","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.008"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/1ts_5740/ 1ts_5740 0 0: Writers’ Trust of Canada executive director Mary Osborne and Zoomer editor Suzanne Boyd (photo: Tom Sandler)

109150 Heather O'Neill, Jessica Paré, and Arizona O'Neill (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3AS_7787-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3AS_7787.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3AS_7787.jpg 600 400 {"aperture":5.6,"camera":"NIKON D800","created_timestamp":1395379315,"focal_length":"28","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/3as_7787/ 3as_7787 0 0: Heather O’Neill, Jessica Paré, and Arizona O’Neill (photo: Tom Sandler)

109152 Indigo CEO Heather Reisman and Now publisher Michael Hollett (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3AS_7958-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3AS_7958.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3AS_7958.jpg 600 400 {"aperture":7.1,"camera":"NIKON D800","created_timestamp":1395382377,"focal_length":"28","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/3as_7958/ 3as_7958 0 0: Indigo CEO Heather Reisman and Now publisher Michael Hollett (photo: Tom Sandler)

109154 Publisher Patrick Crean and Globe and Mail arts editor Jared Bland (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3AS_8000-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3AS_8000.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3AS_8000.jpg 600 400 {"aperture":7.1,"camera":"NIKON D800","created_timestamp":1395383234,"focal_length":"28","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/3as_8000/ 3as_8000 0 0: Publisher Patrick Crean and Globe and Mail arts editor Jared Bland (photo: Tom Sandler)

109155 Broadcaster Denise Donlon, booksellers Ben McNally and Lynn Thomson, and St. Joseph Media president Doug Knight (photo: Tom Sandler) 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3AS_8190-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3AS_8190.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3AS_8190.jpg 600 400 {"aperture":4,"camera":"NIKON D800","created_timestamp":1395395046,"focal_length":"28","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.004"} https://quillandquire.com/events/2014/11/17/photos-2014-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/3as_8190/ 3as_8190 0 0: Broadcaster Denise Donlon, booksellers Ben McNally and Lynn Thomson, and St. Joseph Media president Doug Knight (photo: Tom Sandler)