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Edugyan, deWitt complete awards trifecta with GG nods

Two Canadian novelists few people had heard of before this summer continue rack up acclaim from international prize juries. Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt “ authors of the novels Half-Blood Blues and The Sisters Brothers, ... Read More »

October 11, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Slideshow: Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

By Sue Carter

For the first time since 2004, the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist includes six ... Read More »

October 5, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Slideshow: Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize shortlist

By Sue Carter

This morning, at the press conference announcing the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize shortlist, juror Rabindranath Maharaj told Q&Q, Four out of five people on this list aren't recognizable names in Canadian literature. I don't ... Read More »

September 28, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Edugyan, deWitt land on Man Booker shortlist

By Stuart Woods

A pair of Canadian authors have been named to the shortlist of the 2011 Man Booker Prize. Victoria's Esi Edugyan has been nominated for her second novel, Half-Blood Blues, about an interracial troupe of jazz ... Read More »

September 6, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

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