Rawi Hage, Vincent Lam, Pascale Quiviger, Gaétan Soucy and Carol Windley are the five authors shortlisted for The Scotiabank Giller Prize, possible Canada's highest paying literary award.
Jurors Adrienne Clarkson and Michael Winter announced the shortlist on Tuesday, October 3 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto.
Jack Rabinovitch founded the Prize in 1994 in memory of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller.
The five finalists were chosen from a longlist of 15 books drawn from 101 titles submitted for consideration by 36 Canadian publishing houses.
The shortlisted finalists are:
- Rawi Hage for his novel De Niro's Game, published by House of Anansi Press
- Vincent Lam for his short story collection, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures, published by Doubleday Canada
- Pascale Quiviger for her novel The Perfect Circle, translation by Sheila Fischman, published by Cormorant Books
- Gaétan Soucy for his novel The Immaculate Conception, translation by Lazer Lederhendler, published by House of Anansi Press
- Carol Windley for her short story collection, Home Schooling, published by Cormorant Books
The winner will receive C$40,000 and will be announced at a gala black tie dinner and awards ceremony to be held at Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel on November 7.
Each of the four finalists will receive C$2,500.
Related story:
- "Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists Announced: Five authors are in the running," OhmyNews International, October 7, 2006.
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I heard him read at the Leacock Festival in Orillia ON this year.
Hey...I read at the same festival as this year's Giller prize winner... aren't I ~special~ LOL not