The Giller Prize is proud to announce its first-ever jury composed exclusively of independent Canadian booksellers. Representing Canada’s North, West Coast, the Prairies, Central Canada, and the Maritimes, this jury represents five of the country’s greatest champions of Canadian literature–and a radical reimagining of the Giller Prize’s selection process.
On January 7, 2026, we hosted the Giller Book Club with Mona Awad and Loghan Paylor. Mona is the author of WE LOVE YOU, BUNNY, a finalist for the 2025 Giller Prize. Loghan was a jury member for this year's Prize and is the author of THE CURE FOR DROWNING, longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize.
A new year is around the corner and we have an exciting line-up for our 2026 Giller Book Club. For the sixth year in a row, we've paired the authors from the 2025 Giller Prize longlist with previous Giller winners, shortlisted and longlisted authors, fellow writers and members of last year's jury.
As we close out another remarkable year for Canadian writers, let’s remind ourselves of how much there is to celebrate about Canadian literature and its standing in the world.
On December 3, 2025, we hosted the Giller Book Club with Souvankham Thammavongsa and Dionne Irving. Souvankham is the author of PICK A COLOUR, winner of the 2025 Giller Prize. Dionne is the author of THE ISLANDS, a finalist for the 2024 Giller Prize.
In the spirit of the holiday season, we're gifting the 2025 Giller Prize-longlisted books to 14 lucky readers! From December 1 to December 14, we will be giving away one book each day.
Souvankham Thammavongsa has been named the winner of the 2025 Giller Prize for her novel, Pick a Colour, published by Knopf Canada, taking home $100,000.
The 2025 Giller Prize ceremony honouring the finalists and announcing the winner will be hosted by the incomparable Rick Mercer tonight at 9 p.m. (11:30 p.m. AT, 12 a.m. NT) on CBC TV, CBC Gem, and CBC’s YouTube channel.
Five remarkable Canadian writers have been named to the 2025 Giller Prize Shortlist. Representing the boldness, inventiveness, and transformational power of Canadian literature, these five titles stand as a stirring testament to the essentiality of Canadian fiction as the prize celebrates its 32nd year as the country’s most distinguished fiction award.
André Alexis is an author of novels, short stories, and plays. His 2015 novel, Fifteen Dogs, won the Giller Prize, Canada Reads, and the Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. In 2017, he was awarded the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize for fiction. His internationally acclaimed debut, Childhood, won the Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Trillium Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. He is also the author of Days by Moonlight, which won the Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and was longlisted for the Giller Prize, The Hidden Keys, Pastoral, Asylum, and Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa. Alexis lives in Toronto.