Search Results by tag: Scotiabank Giller Prize

Kamal Al-Solaylee, Heather O’Neill among 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize jurors

The five-member jury for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize have been announced, with Canadians Kamal Al-Solaylee, Heather O'Neill, and Maxine Bailey being joined by American author John Freeman and U.K. author Philip Hensher. Jury chair ... Read More »

February 12, 2018 | Filed under: Awards

Anne, Alias Grace, Giller Prize receive Canadian Screen Awards nods

By Sue Carter

Anne, the CBC/Netflix television series based on the Anne of Green Gables books by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is up for 13 Canadian Screen Awards, the most nominations received by any program or film this year. ... Read More »

January 16, 2018 | Filed under: Awards

Michael Redhill wins the Giller Prize

By Sue Carter

In 2001, Michael Redhill walked onto the prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize stage as a finalist, for his debut novel Martin Sloane. Sixteen years later, on Nov. 20, he was declared winner of the $100,000 prize, for his ... Read More »

November 21, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Cusk, Redhill, and Robinson make Giller’s shortlist; Chariandy shut out

By Steven W. Beattie

Two left-field contenders and one notable omission characterize this year's shortlist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. David Chariandy, longlisted for his sophomore novel, Brother, and considered by some to be a favourite to win the ... Read More »

October 2, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Eclectic Giller Prize longlist reflects outliers, and “a world in transition”

By Sue Carter

Debut books featuring polyamorous relationships, eastern European mythical creatures, and rural Acadian culture are all represented in this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist, an eclectic – and somewhat surprising – list of books vying for ... Read More »

September 18, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Anita Rau Badami to chair 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury

By Becky Robertson

The 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury has been announced. Montreal-based author Anita Rau Badami – a finalist for last year's Canada Reads competition and whose accolades include a Marian Engel Award win and longlist nods from the ... Read More »

January 16, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Madeleine Thien wins the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize

By Sue Carter

Madeleine Thien became the most celebrated author of the literary-awards season on Nov. 7, when she was presented with the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing. Musician Tanya Tagaq, ... Read More »

November 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Penguin Random House, women authors dominate Giller Prize shortlist

By Becky Robertson

The shortlist for the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize was announced at an event in Toronto this morning. A jury of Canadian and international authors – Samantha Harvey‚ Jeet Heer‚ Lawrence Hill‚ Alan Warner‚ and Kathleen ... Read More »

September 26, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist dominated by first-time nominees

By Sue Carter

First-time nominees, including Mona Awad, Gary Barwin, and Zoe Whittall, dominate this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist, announced Sept. 7. David Bergen, nominated for his novel Stranger (HarperCollins), represents the only previous winner – Bergen won ... Read More »

September 7, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Lawrence Hill, Kathleen Winter among 2016 Giller Prize jury members

By Becky Robertson

Lawrence Hill will chair of the jury panel for the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Along with the Book of Negroes author, the jury will include: Samantha Harvey, U.K. author and creative writing professor; Jeet Heer, ... Read More »

January 19, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

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