| Scotiabank Giller Prize | |
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| Awarded for | English-language Canadian fiction |
| Presented by | Scotiabank and Jack Rabinovitch |
| Country | Canada |
| First awarded | 1994 |
| Official Website | http://www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/home.htm |
The Scotiabank Giller Prize is a literary prize awarded to a Canadian author of a novel or short story fiction collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried competition between publishers who submit entries.[1]
The prize was established as the Giller Prize in 1994 by Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife Doris Giller, a former literary editor at the Toronto Star, and is awarded in November of each year along with a cash reward (then CAN$25,000).
On September 22, 2005, the Giller Prize established an endorsement deal with Scotiabank, a major Canadian bank. The total prize package for the award was increased to $50,000, with $40,000 presented to the winning author and $2,500 each for the other four shortlisted nominees. The award's official name was also changed at that time to the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
In 2006, the prize instituted a longlist for the first time, comprising no fewer than 10 and no more than 15 titles. In 2008, the prize fund was increased to $50,000 for the winning author and $5,000 for each of the authors on the shortlist.
Following Vincent Lam's win of the Giller Prize in 2006, Geist columnist Stephen Henighan criticized the Giller Prize for its apparent dependency for its shortlists and winners on books published by Bertelsmann AG-affiliated Canadian publishing house, all of which are based in Toronto.
Arguing that the trend towards centralization of Canadian publishing in Toronto has led to a monopolistic control of the Giller Prize by Bertelsmann and its authors, Henighan wrote, "Year after year the vast majority of the books shortlisted for the Giller came from the triumvirate of publishers owned by the Bertelsmann Group: Knopf Canada, Doubleday Canada and Random House Canada. Like the three musketeers, this trio is in fact a quartet: Bertelsmann also owns 25 percent of McClelland & Stewart, and now manages M&S’s marketing."[2] Henighan added that all of the Giller Prize winners from 1994 to 2004, with the exception of Mordecai Richler, lived within a two-hour drive of downtown Toronto.
The article raised debate within the media and in the wider public over the credibility of the Giller Prize.[3][4][5][6]
Juried by Alice Munro, Mordecai Richler, and David Staines.
Juried by Mordecai Richler, David Staines, and Jane Urquhart.
Juried by Bonnie Burnard, Carol Shields, and David Staines.
Juried by Bonnie Burnard, Mavis Gallant, and Peter Gzowski.
Juried by Margaret Atwood, Guy Vanderhaeghe, and Peter Gzowski.
Juried by Alberto Manguel, Judith Mappin, and Nino Ricci.
Juried by Margaret Atwood, Alistair MacLeod, and Jane Urquhart.
In 2000, the award was presented to two writers. This is the only time the Giller has ever resulted in a tie, and Rabinovitch has advised subsequent Giller juries that they must choose a single winner.
Juried by David Adams Richards, Joan Clark, and Robert Fulford.
Juried by Barbara Gowdy, Thomas King, and W. H. New.
M. G. Vassanji, who won the first Giller Prize in 1994, became the first repeat winner in 2003. The award was juried by Rosalie Abella, David Staines, and Rudy Wiebe.
Juried by M. G. Vassanji, Alistair MacLeod, and Charlotte Gray.
Juried by Warren Cariou, Elizabeth Hay, and Richard B. Wright.
Juried by Adrienne Clarkson, Alice Munro, and Michael Winter.
In 2006, the Giller Prize publicized its preliminary longlist for the first time.
Juried by David Bergen, Camilla Gibb, and Lorna Goodison.
Juried by Margaret Atwood, Bob Rae, and Colm Toibin.
Juried by Russell Banks, Victoria Glendinning, and Alistair MacLeod.[7]
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