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The Giller Prize (known as the Scotiabank Giller Prize from 2005-2023 [1]) is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried competition between publishers who submit entries.
Loghan Paylor is a Canadian writer, [1] whose debut novel The Cure for Drowning was longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize. [2]Born and raised in Ontario, Paylor has a master's degree in creative writing from the University of British Columbia, and is currently based in Abbotsford, British Columbia. [3]
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The 100,000 Canadian dollar ($71,000) Giller prize honors the best in Canadian fiction. Past winners have included Margaret Atwood, Mordecai Richler and Alice Munro. Michaels appealed for “unity” among “all the arts” during her speech Monday night at the Toronto ceremony, held under the shadow of anti-war protests by other members of ...
Parker holds an MA in creative writing from the University of Toronto and is studying at the University of New Brunswick to obtain her Ph.D. [6] Her published works include the short story collection Looking Good and Having a Good Time (2015), the poetry collection Weak Spot (2018), the novels Set-Point (ARP 2019) [7] and Dumb-Show (ARP 2021 ...
Corinna Chong is a Canadian writer, [1] whose novel Bad Land was longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize. [2]Originally from Calgary, Alberta, she currently lives in Kelowna, British Columbia, where she teaches English and fine arts at Okanagan College.
Jack Rabinovitch (24 June 1930 – 6 August 2017) OC, O.Ont was a Canadian philanthropist best known for founding the Giller Prize which is named after his late wife, Doris Giller, who was a literary columnist for the Toronto Star.
Ian Williams (born June 17, 1979) is a Canadian poet and fiction writer. His collection of short stories, Not Anyone's Anything, won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, [1] and his debut novel, Reproduction, was awarded the 2019 Giller Prize. [2]