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Scotiabank Giller Prize jury announced

The jury for the 2011 edition of the Scotiabank Giller Prize was unveiled today. American novelist Howard Norman and U.K. writer Andrew O’Hagan will join B.C. author and former Giller nominee Annabel Lyon on this year’s jury. Lyon was nominated for the prize in 2009 for her novel The Golden Mean.

Following in the footsteps of the Man Booker Prize, this year for the first time Giller jurors will be offered digital versions of the books in addition to traditional hard copies. From the press release:

The Scotiabank Giller Prize will ask publishers this year to provide digital copies of its submitted titles in addition to hard-bound copies. We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be partnering on this initiative with Kobo who will be generously donating three Kobo Wireless E-Readers to the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury panel.

The longlist for this year’s Giller will be announced on Sept. 6. The shortlist will follow on Oct. 4, with the winner being announced at a gala dinner in Toronto on Nov. 8.

  • Ami Sands Brodoff

    Intriguing jury for 2011 Giller. I like the way the prize is drawing jury members from outside of Canada, and managing to choose authors with a Canadian connection. O’Hagen and Norman have strong ties here, both in the content of their work, and in their presence at literary events.

    We are at strong risk of becoming insular and internecine and incestuous here. Though we have many strong authors, everyone seems to know everyone else–a risk when it comes to prize juries and prize winners.

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