Souvankham Thammavongsa’s short story collection, How to Pronounce Knife has been longlisted for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize. She is the author of four poetry books: Light, winner of the Trillium Book Award for Poetry; Found; Small Arguments, winner of the ReLit Award; and, most recently, Cluster
Shani Mootoo’s novel, Polar Vortex has been longlisted for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Shani was born in Ireland, grew up in Trinidad, and lives in Canada. She holds an MA in English from the University of Guelph, writes fiction and poetry, and is a visual artist whose work has been exhibited locally and internationally.
Scotiabank Giller Prize Spotlight: Michael Crummey September 16, 2019 Michael Crummey's first novel, River Thieves, was a finalist for the 2001 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and his second novel, The Wreckage, was a [...]
Scotiabank Giller Prize Spotlight: Ian Williams September 15, 2019 Ian Williams is the author of Personals, shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Robert Kroetsch Poetry Book Award; Not [...]
Scotiabank Giller Prize Spotlight: Megan Gail Coles September 14, 2019 Megan Gail Coles is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland, National Theatre School of Canada and recently completed a Masters of [...]
Scotiabank Giller Prize Spotlight: Alix Ohlin September 13, 2019 Alix Ohlin is the author of four books, most recently the novel Inside, which was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller [...]
Scotiabank Giller Prize Spotlight: Michael Christie September 12, 2019 Michael Christie’s previous novel, If I Fall, If I Die, was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Kirkus Prize, and the International [...]
Scotiabank Giller Prize Spotlight: Steven Price September 11, 2019 Steven Price is the author of two novels, By Gaslight (2016), longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and Into That Darkness (2011). Also [...]
Scotiabank Giller Prize Spotlight: Adam Foulds September 5, 2019 Adam Foulds is a poet and novelist from London, England, now resident in Toronto. He has been the recipient of a number of [...]
Scotiabank Giller Prize Spotlight: David Bezmozgis September 9, 2019 David Bezmozgis is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. His debut story collection, Natasha and Other Stories, won the Toronto Book Award and the [...]