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    Here’s the longlist for this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize.

    Rasheeda Saka

    September 8, 2020, 3:12pm

    Today, Ian Williams announced the longlist for this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize, named in honor of the late literary journalist Doris Giller, which seeks to recognize the best Canadian fiction every year. (Williams, you’ll remember, won last year’s prize for his debut novel, Reproduction.) The 14 titles were chosen from a field of 118 books submitted by publishers all across Canada. The eventual winner will take home a prize of $25,000, and each finalist will also be awarded $10,000.

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    The Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist

    Gil Adamson, Ridgerunner

    David Bergen, Here The Dark

    Lynn Coady, Watching You Without Me

    Eva Crocker, All I Ask

    Emma Donoghue, Pull of The Stars

    Francesca Ekwuyasi, Butter Honey Pig Bread

    Michelle Good, Five Little Indians

    Kaie Kellough, Dominoes At The Crossroads

    Thomas King, Indians On Vacation

    Annabel Lyon, Consent

    Shani Mootoo, Polar Vortex

    Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel

    Seth, Clyde Fans

    Souvankham Thammavongsa, How To Pronounce Knife

    The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist will be announced on Monday, October 5, and the winner will be announced at a ceremony on Monday, November 9 on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service.

    [h/t The Scotiabank Giller Prize]

     

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