2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist Announced

Oct 05, 2021

The shortlist for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize has been announced. The prize, founded in 2005, recognizes excellence in Canadian fiction and awards $100,000 to the winning author, and $10,000 to each of the finalists.


The 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist is as follows: 

  • What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad (Knopf / McClelland & Stewart)
  • Glorious Frazzled Beings by Angélique Lalonde (House of Anansi)
  • The Son of the House by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia (Dundurn)
  • The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill (HarperCollins Canada)
  • Fight Night by Miriam Toews (Bloomsbury / Knopf Canada)

This year's jury comprises Tash Aw, Zalika Reid-Benta (chair), Megan Gail Coles, Joshua Ferris, and Joshua Whitehead. A total of 132 titles were submitted for consideration. The Scotiabank Giller Prize broadcast will take place on November 8, 2021, hosted by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Rupi Kaur.

 

 

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