Loghan Paylor is a queer, trans author who lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Their short fiction and essays have previously appeared in Room and Prairie Fire, among others. Paylor has a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of British Columbia, and a day job as a professional geek. The Cure for Drowning is their first novel.
Anne Fleming is the author of Pool-Hopping and Other Stories, shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; and the novel Anomaly, published to widespread acclaim. Her middle-grade novel, The Goat, was a Junior Library Guild and White Ravens selection, shortlisted for Italy's Premio Strega, optioned for film, and named one of the Top Ten Children's Books of the Year by the New York Public Library and The Wall Street Journal. Anne Fleming lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
Éric Chacour's debut novel What I Know About You, translated by Pablo Strauss, has been longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize. Born in Montreal to Egyptian parents, Éric Chacour has shared his life between France and Quebec. A graduate in applied economics and international relations, he now works in the financial sector. What I Know About You is his first novel.
Twelve outstanding Canadian authors have been named to the 2024 Giller Prize longlist. The 12 titles were chosen from a field of more than 100 books submitted by publishers across Canada.
Enjoy this conversation between 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlisted author Deborah Willis and author Rebecca Makkai.
Enjoy this conversation between 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlisted author Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer and Canadian author Tanis Rideout.
Enjoy this conversation between 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlisted author Nina Dunic and Canadian author Gail Anderson-Dargatz.
Enjoy this conversation between 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Dionne Irving and literary critic Donna Bailey Nurse
Enjoy this conversation between 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Eleanor Catton and author Sharon Bala.
The Giller Foundation and Mantella Corporation have teamed up to create the Giller Mantella Scholarship. The scholarship is for Black, Indigenous and racialized students across Canada graduating high school and interested in continued education in creative writing and literature. The scholarship will award $10,000 to three deserving recipients each year to further their education.