2022 WINNER

Suzette Mayr
The Sleeping Car Porter

2022 Broadcast

On November 7, 2022, Suzette Mayr was named the winner of the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel, The Sleeping Car Porter, published by Coach House Books, taking home $100,000 courtesy of Scotiabank.

2022 Shortlist

The 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury announced its shortlist on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. The five titles were chosen from a longlist of 14 books announced on September 6, 2022.

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century book coverKim Fu
Stray Dogs by Rawi HageRawi Hage
We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom LamaLama Tsering Yangzom
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette MayrSuzette Mayr
If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor NagaNoor Naga

2022 Longlist

The 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury announced its longlist on Tuesday, September 8, 2022.

A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray BelcourtBilly-Ray Belcourt
In the City of Pigs by André ForgetAndre Forget
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century book coverKim Fu
Stray Dogs by Rawi HageRawi Hage
Pure Colour by Sheila HetiSheila Heti
All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas IsaacBrian Thomas Isaac
Avenue of Champions by Conor KerrConor Kerr
We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom LamaLama Tsering Yangzom
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette MayrSuzette Mayr
If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor NagaNoor Naga
Lucien & Olivia by André NarbonneAndre Narbonne
Hotline by Dimitri NasrallahDimitri Nasrallah
What We Both Know by Fawn ParkerFawn Parker
Mouth to Mouth by Antoine WilsonAntoine Wilson

Of the 2022 longlist, the jury writes:

As the world roils and rolls on in this strange new decade, the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury can report that Canadian fiction is only becoming more bountiful, energetic, meaningful, funny, and moving. The jury’s discussions and debates throughout the year were nuanced and spirited, but most of all we were continuously in awe of the cornucopia presented to us. We are proud to showcase a longlist of fourteen outstanding titles that are sweeping in scope, touch all corners of life, and which provide pleasure and stimulation as well as urgency and depth. To the nominated authors, it is our delight and honour to say: Congratulations, and thank you.

2022 Jury

The Scotiabank Giller Prize is pleased to announce the award-winning, five-member jury panel for the 2022 Prize.

Kaie Kellough

Kaie Kellough

Katie Kitamura

Katie Kitamura

Casey Plett

Casey Plett

Waubgeshig Rice

Waubgeshig Rice

Scott Spencer

Scott Spencer

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