2022 Craving CanLit

To celebrate Canadian authors, we’ve put together this list of fiction and graphic novels published between October 2021 and September 2022. This is the timeframe we accepted submissions for the 2022 Giller Prize. If we’ve missed someone, please email us at info [at] scotiabankgillerprize.ca so we can add them.

Please note we do our best to keep this page up-to-date. The most accurate information including publication dates can be found on the publisher’s website.

2022 Craving CanLit

To celebrate Canadian authors, we’ve put together this list of fiction and graphic novels published between October 2021 and September 2022. This is the timeframe we accepted submissions for the 2022 Giller Prize. If we’ve missed someone, please email us at info [at] scotiabankgillerprize.ca so we can add them.

Please note we do our best to keep this page up-to-date. The most accurate information including publication dates can be found on the publisher’s website.

The Swells by Will Aitken

The Swells
Will Aitken

JANUARY 4, 2022
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Narinjah the Bitter Orange Tree b y Jokha Alharthi

Narinjah
Jokha Alharthi PhD

MAY 10, 2022
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A Convergence of Solitudes by Anita Anand

A Convergence of Solitudes
Anita Anand

MAY 17, 2022
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Clockwork Destiny by Kevin J Anderson and Neil Peart

Clockwork Destiny
Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart

JUNE 14, 2022
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Not Your Child by Lis Angus

Not Your Child
Lis Angus

APRIL 18, 2022
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The Life She Had by K.L. Armstrong

The Life She Had
K.L. Armstrong

JULY 19, 2022
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The Spirits Up by Todd Babiak

The Spirits Up
Todd Babiak

OCTOBER 26,2021
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The Strange Scent of Saffron by Miléna Babin

The Strange Scent of Saffron
Milena Babin

OCTOBER 1, 2021
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Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey

Watch Out for Her
Samantha M. Bailey

APRIL 26, 2022
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Prophetess by Baharan Baniahmadi

Prophetess
Baharan Baniahmadi

MAY 13, 2022
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Homesickness by Colin Barrett

Homesickness
Colin Barrett

MAY 3, 2022
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Help! I'm Alive by Gurjinder Basran

Help! I’m Alive
Gurjinder Basran

MAY 10, 2022
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No Stars in the Sky by Martha Batiz

No Stars in the Sky
Martha Batiz

MAY 3, 2022
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FoxHunt by Luke Francis Beirne

FoxHunt
Luke Francis Beirne

APRIL 1, 2022
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A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt

A Minor Chorus
Billy-Ray Belcourt

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
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All I Stole From You by Ava Bellows

All I Stole from You
Ava Bellows

MAY 31, 2022
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The River Twice by John Bemrose

The River Twice
John Bemrose

MAY 30, 2022
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Going to Beautiful by Anthony Bidulka

Going to Beautiful
Anthony Bidulka

MAY 1, 2022
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The Lost Chapter by Caroline Bishop

The Lost Chapter
Caroline Bishop

MAY 3, 2022
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To Play at God by Anna Blauveldt

To Play At God
Anna Blauveldt

OCTOBER 25, 2022
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Shaf and the Remington by Rana Bose

Shaf and the Remington
Rana Bose

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
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Cock-A-Doodle-Doo by Pan Bouyoucas

Cock-A-Doddle Doo
Pan Bouyoucas

APRIL 1, 2022
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What's Past is Prologue by Gail Bowen

What’s Past Is Prologue
Gail Bowen

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
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Cashmere Comes from Goats by S. Portico Bowman

Cashmere Comes From Goats
S. Portico Bowman

MAY 1, 2022
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Personal Attention Roleplay by Helen Chau Bradley

Personal Attention Roleplay
Helen Chau Bradley

NOVEMBER 23, 2021
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The Ghosts of Suzuko by Vincent Brault

The Ghost of Suzoko
Vincent Brault

JUNE 1, 2022
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Cambium Blue by Maureen Brownlee

Cambium Blue
Maureen Brownlee

MARCH 5, 2022
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A Foreboding of Petrels by Steve Burrows

A Foreboding of Petrels
Steve Burrows

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
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Water Proof book cover

Water Proof 
Aaron Bushkowsky

OCTOBER 9, 2021
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Wonder World K.R. Byggdin

Wonder World
K.R. Byggdin

APRIL 15, 2022
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Rave by Jessica Campbell

Rave
Jessica Campbell

APRIL 12, 2022
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Bodies in Trouble by Diane Carley

Bodies in Trouble
Diane Carley

MAY 27, 2022
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Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew

Dandelion
Chai Yun Liew

APRIL 26, 2022
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The Truth You're Told by Michael J. Clark

The Truth You’re Told
Michael J. Clark

NOVEMBER 2, 2021
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The Music Game by Stéfanie Clermont

The Music Game
Stéfanie Clermont

FEBRUARY 8, 2022
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The Full Catastrophe by Meira Cook

The Full Catastrophe
Meira Cook

JUNE 7, 2022
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Binge by Douglas Coupland

Binge
Douglas Coupland

OCTOBER 5, 2021
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The Agents book cover

The Agents
Grégoire Courtois

JANUARY 18, 2022
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The Petting Zoos by K.S. Covert

K.S. Covert

MAY 24, 2022
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Last One Alive by Amber Cowie

Last One Alive
Amber Cowie

MAY 10, 2022
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God Isn't Here Today by Francine Cunningham

God Isn’t Here Today
Francine Cunningham

MAY 10, 2022
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Gone But Still Here by Jennifer Dance

Gone But Still Here
Jennifer Dance

APRIL 19, 2022
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Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel

Daughters of the Deer
Danielle Daniel

MARCH 8, 2022
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Shadow Life by Michael Decter

Shadow Life
Michael Decter

AUGUST 20, 2022
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Birds of Maine by Michael DeForge

Birds of Maine
Michael DeForge

AUGUST 2, 2022
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Noonday Dark by Charles Demers

Noonday Dark
Charles Demers

JUNE 4, 2022
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Mukbang by Fanie Demeule

Mukbang
Fanie Demeule

AUGUST 13, 2022
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Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers by Jen and Eric Desmarais

Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers
Jen and Eric Desmarais

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
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Five Moves of Doom by A.J. Devlin

Five Moves Doom
A.J. Devlin

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
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The Vicar's Knickers by Vince R. Ditrich

The Vicar’s Knickers
Vince Ditrich

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
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A Killer Match by Joan Donaldson-Yarmey

A Killer Match
Joan Donaldson-Yarmey

APRIL 15, 2022
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Haven by Emma Donoghue

Haven
Emma Donoghue

AUGUST 23, 2022
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What's the Matter With Mary Jane by Candas Jane Dorsey

What’s the Matter with Mary Jane?
Candas Jane Dorsey

OCTOBER 19, 2021
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Time Zone J by Julie Doucet

Time Zone J
Julie Doucet

APRIL 19, 2022
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April on Paris Street by Anna Dowdall

April On Paris Street
Anna Dowdall

DECEMBER 1, 2021
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The Wards book cover

The Wards
Terry Doyle

MAY 20, 2022
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Rosa's Very Own Personal Revolution by Eric Dupont

Rosa’s Very Own Personal Revolution
Eric Dupont

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
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Umboi Island by J.J. Dupuis

Umboi Island
J.J. Dupuis

MARCH 8, 2022
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Shelterbelts book cover

Shelterbelts
Jonathan Dyck

MAY 1, 2022
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Manam by Rima Elkouri

Manam
Rima Elkouri

OCTOBER 29, 2021
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Fenian Street by Anne Emery

Fenian Street
Anne Emery

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
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Death at the Savoy by Ron Base & Prudence Emery

Death At The Savoy
Prudence Emery & Rn Base

MAY 28, 2022
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Night in the World book cover

Night in the World
Sharon English

MAY 1, 2022
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Nothing Could be Further from the Truth by Christopher Evans

Nothing Could Be Further From The Truth
Christopher Evans

FEBRUARY 1, 2022
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The Sisters Sputnik by Terri Favro

The Sisters Sputnik
Terri Favro

MAY 17, 2022
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Beneath the Stairs by Jennifer Fawcett

Beneath the Stairs
Jennifer Fawcett

FEBRUARY 22, 2022
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Léa by Ariela Freedman

Léa
Ariela Freedman

FEBRUARY 12, 2022
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The Housekeeper by Joy Fielding

The Housekeeper
Joy Fielding

AUGUST 16, 2022
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Egg Island by Sara Flemington

Egg Island
Sara Flemington

JULY 12, 2022
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In the City of Pigs by André Forget

In the City of Pigs
André Forget

JUNE 14, 2022
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Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Every Summer After
Carley Fortune

MAY 10, 2022
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