Three emerging Canadian writers will step into the national literary spotlight alongside some of the country's most acclaimed authors at the prestigious Giller Prize awards ceremony in Toronto on ...

Hollay Ghadery’s novel, The Unravelling of Ou, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. The sock puppet and narrator Ecology Paul is definitely my favourite character. EP embodies the hope for ...

October 5, 2026 (Toronto, ON) – Five formidable Canadian novels have been named to the 2026 Giller Prize shortlist. Representing five publishing imprints, four provinces, and three national ...

Nicholas Herring’s novel, Your Breath in Charcoal, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. The whole direction and thrust of the book took off for me about a month into the writing process.

Patricia Finn’s novel, The Golden Boy, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. PATRICIA FINN is a writer, ghostwriter, and editor. She was educated in Canada and New Zealand, where she ...

Mai Nguyen’s novel, Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. MAI NGUYEN is a Vietnamese Canadian author whose debut novel, Sunshine Nails, was longlisted for ...

Nazanine Hozar’s novel, The Small Ones, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. About 7-8 years ago, just as I was about to publish my first novel. When I was a child in Iran, in the early ...

Lisa Robertson’s novel, Riverwork, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. For the same reason it’s important for everyone to also read books in translation, books in languages other than one’s ...

Michelle Good’s novel, Eliza Sunshine, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize.

Tara Gereaux’s novel, Wild People Quiet, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. It was a short story and was published in my hometown’s newspaper when I was in grade three or four. I think it ...

Cordelia Strube’s novel, At Sea in a Sieve, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. CORDELIA STRUBE is the author of 11 critically acclaimed novels. Winner of the CBC literary competition, she ...

Colin McAdam’s novel, Daphnis and Chloe, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. COLIN MCADAM is an internationally acclaimed novelist with a PhD from Cambridge on translations of Ancient Greek ...