Giller Prize
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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:
- Margaret Atwood - Oryx and Crake
- John Bemrose - The Island Walkers
- John Gould - Kilter: 55 Fictions
- Ann-Marie MacDonald - The Way the Crow Flies
2003 Jury: Rosalie Abella, David Staines, Rudy Wiebe.
Past Giller Prize Winners:
Winner:
- Austin Clarke - The Polished Hoe
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.
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.
Winners (tied):
- Michael Ondaatje - Anil's Ghost
- David Adams Richards - Mercy Among the Children
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.
Winner:
- Bonnie Burnard - A Good House
Other nominees:
- Timothy Findley - Pilgrim
- [[Anne H�bert]] - Am I Disturbing You?
- Nancy Huston - The Mark of the Angel
- David Macfarlane - Summer Gone
Jury: Alberto Manguel, Judith Mappin, Nino Ricci.
Winner:
- Alice Munro - The Love of a Good Woman
Other nominees:
- [[Andr� 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.
Winner:
- Mordecai Richler - Barney's Version
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.
Winner:
- Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace
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.
Winner:
- Rohinton Mistry - A Fine Balance
Other nominees:
- Timothy Findley - The Piano Man's Daughter
- Barbara Gowdy - Mister Sandman
- Leo Mackay, Jr. - Like This
- Richard B. Wright - The Age of Longing
Jury: Mordecai Richler, David Staines, Jane Urquhart.
Winner:
- M.G. Vassanji - The Book of Secrets
Other nominees:
- Bonnie Burnard - Casino and Other Stories
- Eliza Clark - What You Need
- Shyam Selvadurai - Funny Boy
- Steve Weiner - The Museum of Love
Jury: Alice Munro, Mordecai Richler, David Staines.
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Giller_Prize" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giller_Prize, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
