Scotiabank Giller Longlist Announced

The longlist for the prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize was announced this morning. The selected 12 titles were chosen from 96 books submitted by 39 Canadian publishers. The shortlist will be announced in Toronto on October 6th.

The Scotiabank Giller Longlist:

• Margaret Atwood, The Year of the Flood (McClelland & Stewart)
• Martha Bailie, The Incident Report (Pedlar Press)
• Kim Echlin, The Disappeared (Penguin Canada)
• Claire Holden Rothman, The Heart Specialist (Cormorant Books)
• Paulette Jiles, The Colour of Lightning (HarperCollins Canada)
• Jeanette Lynes, The Factory Voice (Coteau Books)
• Annabel Lyon, The Golden Mean (Random House Canada)
• Linden MacIntyre, The Bishop’s Man (Random House Canada)
• Colin McAdam, Fall (Penguin Canada)
• Anne Michaels, The Winter Vault (McClelland & Stewart)
• Shani Mootoo, Valmiki’s Daughter (House of Anansi Press)
• Kate Pullinger, The Mistress of Nothing (McArthur & Company)

To read more about the prize and this year's longlist, go to http://www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/