Hosted by Mary Walsh, the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize will be broadcast on CBC at 8 p.m. (12:30 AT / 1:00 NT) on Monday, November 20
CBC today announced authors John Irving,Thomas King,Lawrence Hill, Rupi Kaur and Madeleine Thien as the presenters for the 2017 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE gala. These presenters will join the shortlisted authors onstage to celebrate the year’s biggest achievements in Canadian arts and letters.
The shortlist this year is:
Rachel Cusk for her novel Transit , published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Ed O’Loughlin for his novel Minds of Winter , published by House of Anansi Press
Michael Redhill for his novel Bellevue Square , published by Doubleday Canada
Eden Robinson for her novel Son of a Trickster , published by Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Michelle Winters for her novel I am a Truck , published by Invisible Publishing
The five authors on the shortlist were selected by an esteemed five-member jury panel made up of Canadian writers Anita Rau Badami (Jury Chair), André Alexis, and Lynn Coady, along with British writer Richard Beard and American writer Nathan Englander.
Rachel Cusk – presented by author John Irving
Ed O’Loughlin – presented by author Thomas King
Michael Redhill – presented by author Lawrence Hill
Eden Robinson – presented by poet Rupi Kaur
Michelle Winters – presented by author Madeleine Thien
The 2017 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE gala, hosted by Mary Walsh and featuring a live performance by soprano opera and concert artist Measha Brueggergosman, will be broadcast from The Ritz-Carlton in downtown Toronto on CBC and live-streamed at CBCBooks.ca on Monday, November 20 at 8p.m. (12:30 AT/1:00 NT). Culminating with the announcement of this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize winner, the gala will also air as a broadcast special on CBC Radio One at 8 p.m. (9 AT/9:30 NT), hosted by The Next Chapter’s Shelagh Rogers and CBC’s q books columnist Jael Richardson.
About the Scotiabank Giller Prize
The Scotiabank Giller Prize, founded in 1994, highlights the very best in Canadian fiction year after year. The prize awards $100,000 annually to the author of the best Canadian 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 suddenly in August 2017. Visit us at www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. We are Canada’s trusted source of news, information and Canadian entertainment. Deeply rooted in communities all across the country, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also provide international news and information from a uniquely Canadian perspective. In 2017, CBC/Radio-Canada will be at the heart of the celebrations and conversations with special 2017-themed multiplatform programming and events across Canada.
About CBC Books
Home to Canada Reads, Writers & Company with Eleanor Wachtel, The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers, Canada Writes and the CBC Literary Prizes, CBC Books brings together literary enthusiasts to find books they want to read and to connect with other Canadians who love to read and write. For book news, writing challenges, reading lists, book recommendations and more, visit www.cbcbooks.ca .
About Scotiabank
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For further information please contact:
Nicola Makoway
Publicist, CBC Books
nicola.makoway@cbc.ca 416-205-7673
