Meet the Jury: Kaie Kellough
Kaie Kellough is a novelist, poet, and sound performer. His work emerges at a crossroads of social engagement and formal experiment. From western Canada, he lives in Montréal and has roots in Guyana, South America. His books include Dominoes at the Crossroads (short fiction, Véhicule 2020), Magnetic Equator (poetry, McClelland and Stewart 2019), and Accordéon (novel, ARP 2016). Kaie’s writing has been awarded the Griffin Poetry Prize and the QWF Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. It has been longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and nominated for several other national awards.
Introducing the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury
The 2022 jury members are: award-winning Canadian authors Kaie Kellough, Casey Plett and Waubgeshig Rice and American authors Katie Kitamura and Scott Spencer.
The Giller Book Club: Glorious Frazzled Beings
The next Giller Book Club pick is Glorious Frazzled Beings by Angélique Lalonde which was shortlisted for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize. The conversation will take place on Monday, February 7, 2022, at 7 p.m. ET.
[Video] Giller Power Panel: The Art & Craft of Book Cover Design
Enjoy this panel discussion on book cover design including artists Kelly Blair, Laura Boyle, Kelly Hill, Lisa Jager and Jack Smyth.
New Book Releases: January 2022
We are excited to announce a brand-new year of Craving CanLit! Here are three titles being released in January.
[Video] The Giller Book Club: What Strange Paradise
Enjoy this conversation between Omar El Akkad, 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner and Sam McKegney, Head of the English Department at Queen's University.
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February 14, 2025 - Submission Deadline 2:
April 17, 2025 - Submission Deadline 3:
June 20, 2025 - Submission Deadline 4:
August 15, 2025 - Longlist Announcement:
September 15, 2025 - Shortlist Announcement:
October 6, 2025 - Winner Announcement:
November 17, 2025