Giller Prize
The
Giller Prize is an annual award that goes to the author of the best
Canadian novel or
short story fiction collection published in
English. This prize was established in
1994 by
Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife Doris Giller. The prize is given in November of each year and comes with a cash reward of $25,000.
2003 Winner:
- M.G. Vassanji - The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
Other nominees:
2003 Jury: Rosalie Abella, David Staines, Rudy Wiebe.
Past Giller Prize Winners:
2002
Winner:
Other nominees:
- Bill Gaston - Mount Appetite
- Wayne Johnston - The Navigator of New York
- Lisa Moore - Open
- Carol Shields - Unless
Jury:
Barbara Gowdy,
Thomas King, Bill New.
2001
Winner:
- Richard B. Wright - Clara Callan
Other nominees:
- Sandra Birdsell - The Russlander
- Michael Crummey - River Thieves
- Michael Redhill - Martin Sloane
- Timothy Taylor - Stanley Park
- Jane Urquhart - The Stone Carvers
Jury:
David Adams Richards, Joan Clark,
Robert Fulford.
2000
Winners (tied):
Other nominees:
- Alan Cumyn - Burridge Unbound
- Elizabeth Hay - A Student of Weather
- Eden Robinson - Monkey Beach
- Fred Stenson - The Trade
Jury:
Margaret Atwood,
Alistair MacLeod,
Jane Urquhart.
1999
Winner:
Other nominees:
Jury: Alberto Manguel, Judith Mappin,
Nino Ricci.
1998
Winner:
Other nominees:
- André Alexis - Childhood
- Gail Anderson-Dargatz - A Recipe for Bees
- Barbara Gowdy - The White Bone
- Greg Hollingshead - The Healer
- Wayne Johnston - The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
Jury:
Margaret Atwood, Guy Vanderhaeghe,
Peter Gzowski.
1997
Winner:
Other nominees:
- Michael Helm - The Projectionist
- Shani Mootoo - Cereus Blooms at Night
- Nino Ricci - Where She Has Gone
- Carol Shields - Larry's Party
Jury:
Bonnie Burnard,
Mavis Gallant,
Peter Gzowski.
1996
Winner:
Other nominees:
- Gail Anderson-Dargatz - The Cure for Death by Lightning
- Ann-Marie MacDonald - Fall on Your Knees
- Anne Michaels - Fugitive Pieces
- Guy Vanderhaeghe - The Englishman's Boy
Jury:
Bonnie Burnard,
Carol Shields, David Staines.
1995
Winner:
Other nominees:
Jury:
Mordecai Richler, David Staines,
Jane Urquhart.
1994
Winner:
- M.G. Vassanji - The Book of Secrets
Other nominees:
Jury:
Alice Munro,
Mordecai Richler, David Staines.