ST.
JOHN'S, NL, Sept. 6,
2022 /CNW/ - The Scotiabank Giller Prize's annual
celebration of Canadian literary talent began today with the
announcement of this year's longlist. Last year's winner,
Omar El Akkad, announced the
longlist today in St. John's. The
announcement was also livestreamed on the Scotiabank Giller Prize
Facebook™ page.
Now in its 29th year, the Scotiabank Giller
Prize highlights the very best of Canadian fiction. This year, 138
works of literature were submitted for consideration by publishers
across Canada, with the longlist narrowed down to 14
titles.
The authors and titles named to the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize
longlist are:
- Billy-Ray
Belcourt for his novel, A Minor Chorus,
published by Hamish Hamilton Canada,
an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada
- André Forget for his novel, In the City of Pigs,
published by Dundurn Press
- Kim Fu for her short
story collection, Lesser-Known Monsters of the 21st Century,
published by Coach House Books
- Rawi Hage for his short
story collection, Stray Dogs, published by Knopf Canada, an imprint
of Penguin Random House Canada
- Sheila Heti for her
novel, Pure Colour, published by Knopf Canada, an imprint of
Penguin Random House Canada
- Brian Thomas
Isaac for his novel, All the Quiet Places,
published by Touchwood Editions
- Conor Kerr for his novel,
Avenue of Champions, published by Nightwood
Editions
- Suzette Mayr for her
novel, The Sleeping Car Porter, published by Coach
House Books
- Noor Naga for her novel, If an Egyptian Cannot Speak
English, published by Graywolf
Press
- André Narbonne for his novel Lucien & Olivia,
published by Black Moss Press
- Dimitri Nasrallah for his
novel, Hotline, published by Véhicule Press
- Fawn Parker for her
novel, What We Both Know, published by McClelland &
Stewart, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada
- Tsering Yangzom
Lama for her novel, We Measure The Earth With
Our Bodies, published by McClelland & Stewart,
an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada
- Antoine Wilson for his
novel, Mouth to Mouth, published by Simon &
Schuster Canada
The longlist was selected by an esteemed panel of five judges:
Canadian authors Casey Plett
(Jury Chair), Kaie Kellough,
Waubgeshig Rice, and American authors, Katie Kitamura and Scott Spencer.
Each judge was given access to a
complimentary Audible™ account, providing an opportunity
to listen to the submissions that were available on Audible's
service.
Of the longlist, the jury wrote:
As the world roils and rolls on in this strange new decade, the
2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury can report that Canadian fiction
is only becoming more bountiful, energetic, meaningful, funny, and
moving. The jury's discussions and debates throughout the year were
nuanced and spirited, but most of all we were continuously in awe
of the cornucopia presented to us. We are proud to showcase a
longlist of fourteen outstanding titles that are sweeping in scope,
touch all corners of life, and which provide pleasure and
stimulation as well as urgency and depth. To the nominated authors,
it is our delight and honour to say: Congratulations, and thank
you.
Quotes
"The jury read nearly 140 books this year to create an expansive
longlist with exceptional narrative energy and range. They met the
challenge with verve, precision, humour, and determination. The
list shows yet again that Canadian fiction writers are punching
well above their weight class."
-Elana Rabinovitch, Executive
Director, Scotiabank Giller Prize
"Congratulations to the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlisted
authors. Canadian literature continues to thrive and stand out
across the globe. As part of our long history of celebrating the
arts, Scotiabank is proud to support the immense talent of Canadian
literary artists. These 14 authors are an inspiring group that
showcase a wide array of perspectives and experiences of Canadians
from coast to coast to coast."
-Laura Curtis Ferrera, Chief Marketing Officer,
Scotiabank
The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist will be announced
on Tuesday, September 27 at
11:00 a.m. ET on
www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/live and the Scotiabank Giller Prize
Facebook page.
The Scotiabank Giller Prize is delighted to present the
Between the Pages: An Evening with the Scotiabank Giller Prize
Finalists series of readings featuring this year's shortlisted
authors, taking place in:
- Ottawa –
October 12
- Vancouver –
October 17
- Calgary –
October 19
- Winnipeg –
October 25
- Halifax – October 27
- Toronto –
November 3
All venues are wheelchair accessible. For more information,
please visit:
www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/news-events/events-and-important-dates/
Watch the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize on Monday, November 7 at 9
p.m. ET on CBC TV and the free CBC Gem streaming
service, with a livestream also available
on cbcbooks.ca/gillerprize. Listeners can tune into a
broadcast special on CBC Radio One and CBC
Listen.
About the Prize
The Giller Prize, founded by Jack
Rabinovitch in 1994, highlights the very best in Canadian
fiction year after year. In 2005, the prize teamed up with
Scotiabank who increased the winnings 4-fold. The Scotiabank Giller
Prize now awards $100,000 annually to
the author of the best Canadian novel, graphic novel or short story
collection published in English, and $10,000 to each of the finalists. The award is
named in honour of the late literary journalist Doris Giller by her husband Toronto businessman
Jack Rabinovitch, who passed away in
August 2017.
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