Giller Power Panel: Judging a Book by its Cover

The first power panel of 2023 is entitled Judging a Book by its Cover and will feature the artists behind the covers of the 2022 shortlisted books. The conversation will be moderated by Elana Rabinovitch, Executive Director of the Scotiabank Giller Prize and Giller Foundation.

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Announcing the 2023 Giller Book Club Schedule

For the third year in a row, The Giller Foundation has paired the author of each of the 14 longlisted titles from 2022 with shortlisted and longlisted authors from prior years, academics and members of last year's jury.

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Happy Holidays from the Scotiabank Giller Prize!

And what a year it was! Twenty-twenty-two brought dazzling literary voices to the fore, with bold, inspired prose that exploded onto the page. You need only glance at this year's shortlist to see the brave new worlds these authors built. All soaked in fierce imagination with broadly ranging themes including the search for home, the indelible anguish of grief, future worlds and the blaze of global, present-day disruption. And love. Always love.

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Introducing the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury

The 2018 jury members are: Canadian writer and journalist Kamal Al-Solaylee, playwright and VP of advancement for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Maxine Bailey, American writer John Freeman, English novelist Philip Hensher, and Canadian author Heather O'Neill.

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#GillerWinner Twitter Chat: Thursday, November 23, 2017

#GillerWinner Twitter Chat: Thursday, November 23, 2017 November 21, 2017 Photo by George Pimentel So, how does it feel to be the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner, Michael? How does [...]

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Jack Rabinovitch, Founder of The Giller Prize

Jack Rabinovitch, Founder of The Giller Prize August 6, 2017 It is with enormous sadness that the family of Jack Rabinovitch announces his death on August 6, 2017, at Sunnybrook Hospital as [...]

2019-03-13T01:44:41-04:00News|Comments Off on Jack Rabinovitch, Founder of The Giller Prize