Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist Announcement

The Scotiabank Giller Prize announced its 2008 shortlist selected by the a jury comprised of award-winning author and previous Giller Prize winner Margaret Atwood; Liberal MP, Foreign Affairs critic and author Bob Rae, and, international journalist, professor and author Colm Toibin. The shortlist was chosen from 95 books submitted for consideration by 38 publishing houses from every region of the country.

The finalists are:Joseph Boyden for his novel Through Black Spruce, published by Viking Canada; Anthony De Sa for his collection of short stories Barnacle Love, published by Doubleday Canada; Marina Endicott for her novel Good to A Fault, published by Freehand Books/Broadview Press; Rawi Hage for his novel Cockroach, published by House of Anansi Press; Mary Swan for her novel The Boys in the Trees, published by Henry Holt/HB Fenn.

Seamus O’Regan, co-anchor of CTV’s Canada A.M. hosted the press conference. Jack Rabinovitch, founder of the Giller Prize, spoke at the event as did Rick White, Vice-President, Brand and Marketing Programs, Scotiabank, and Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV. CTV will once again support the broadcast with a dedicated website, giller.ctv.ca. Harbourfront Reading Series host the shortlist authors in an event on the closing night of the IFOA, November 1.

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