Sean Michaels Wins the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Sean Michaels has been named the winner of the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize for Us Conductors, published by Random House Canada.
Deepa Mehta, Yannick Bisson and David Usher to Join Kim Coates, Jessica Paré and Naomi Klein as Presenters at the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize Gala
Deepa Mehta (Midnight's Children), Yannick Bisson (Murdoch Mysteries), and David Usher (Moist) will join Kim Coates, Jessica Paré and Naomi Klein as presenters for the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala on Monday, November 10, 2014.
Update on the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize Gala
On October 27, 2014, Rick Mercer is to host the 2014 Giller Prize gala.
Kim Coates, Jessica Paré and Naomi Klein to Present at the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize Gala
CBC is pleased to announce Kim Coates, Jessica Paré and Naomi Klein as the first three presenters for the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala on Monday, November 10, 2014.
The Scotiabank Giller Prize Presents its 2014 Shortlist
Today, in a morning press event at the Soho House in downtown Toronto, more than 100 media and members of the publishing industry gathered to hear the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize announce its shortlist.
The Scotiabank Giller Prize Presents its 2014 Longlist, Announces Substantial Increase in Amount of Award
The Scotiabank Giller Prize today announced its longlist for this year’s award at founder Jack Rabinovitch’s alma mater, McGill University, from Moyse Hall Theatre. Rabinovitch also announced that beginning this year, the prize purse will double to $140,000, with $100,000 going to the winner and $10,000 to each finalist, making the Scotiabank Giller Prize the richest fiction prize in Canada.
The Scotiabank Giller Prize to Unveil its 2014 Longlist in Montreal
The 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist announcement will take place at 10:30 a.m. ET on September 16 in the Moyse Hall Theatre on the McGill University campus. The event will be co-hosted by McGill University’s Faculty of Arts.
Remembering Alistair MacLeod
Alistair MacLeod served tirelessly as a Giller Prize juror in 2000, 2004 and 2009. His intimate understanding of writerly craft and his collegial regard for his fellow literary craftspersons distinguished his time and decisions made with fellow jurors.
Remembering Mavis Gallant with Fondness and Reverence
As we mourn the loss to Canada and to the literature of short story artist extraordinaire Mavis Gallant, we can rejoice at the wealth of acclaimed and award-winning work – not just short stories, but novels, plays and essays – and the innumerable vivid reading experiences with which she has left readers, Canadian and worldwide.
Introducing the 2014 jury panel and key dates for the Scotiabank Giller Prize
Jack Rabinovitch, founder of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, today announced the award-winning, three-member jury panel for the 2014 prize. They are: Canadian author Shauna Singh Baldwin, British novelist Justin Cartwright, and American writer Francine Prose.