giller prize

The Egyptian-Canadian author is turning journalistic savvy into literary clout. He’s on this year’s Maclean’s Power List.

The throat singer and author talks about changing attitudes in Canada, communicating without words and why she’s often poking fun at herself

The Giller jury says its 12 long-listed books ‘sing about the erased, the immigrants, the oppressed, the survivors, the entitled’

Increasingly, Canadian writers are finding creative fire in issues, identity and the immigrant experience

The Giller shortlist leans towards veteran authors and literary-psychological pyrotechnics

A year ago, the author joyfully looked ahead to his golden anniversary and talked of how he always made up stories

Zoe Whittall on the dream of spending days alone in a room, writing

We profile the authors of the books shortlisted by the Scotiabank Giller Prize this year. Here, Heather O’Neill on writerly vulnerability

A remarkable study of the kinds of books that win big prizes reveals this: Don’t write about women. Unless, that is, you’re a man.

Brian Bethune’s quick report from a gala where an underdog triumphed and an ex-host wasn’t missed

‘It’s stories we’re telling ourselves. They may be made up or they may be true, but the best fictions often feel true.’

The Giller prize-nominated author writes on the protagonist of her latest novel who seemed to demand she delve into the 1985 Air India bombing