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By Steven W. Beattie
August 2, 2011
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Public to vote on Giller longlist: UPDATED

This year, the Scotiabank Giller Prize is moving from CTV, its official broadcast partner for the past five years, to CBC. In conjunction with the move, the CBC has announced a new Readers’ Choice contest, which will allow the public to nominate one book for inclusion on the longlist, to be announced on Sept. 6.

The details of the new contest are up on the CBC website:

This year you can make a difference by nominating a book for the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist. Explore this year’s eligible books and let us know which one you believe deserves to be considered for the $50,000 award.

CBC Books will tally your nominations. The book that garners the most nominations will be added to the official longlist, which will be announced on Sept. 6, 2011. Submit your selection by filling out the CBC Books nomination form by midnight ET on Aug. 28.

A list of eligible books is available on the Scotiabank Giller Prize website.

The inclusion of a public participation aspect in this year’s Giller prize echoes the CBC’s approach with last year’s Canada Reads broadcast, which asked the public to nominate titles they considered to be the “essential” Canadian novel of the past 10 years. The Giller prize already has an official jury, made up of Canadian novelist Annabel Lyon, U.S. novelist Howard Norman, and U.K. novelist Andrew O’Hagan. There is no indication who will get credit should the public choose a book the jury already determined would be on the longlist. In addition, not all of the eligible books will be available by Aug. 28, so the public is in effect being asked to vote on books they may not have read.

UPDATE: Material in this post has been updated. Two of this year’s Giller jurors were listed incorrectly. Quillblog regrets the error.

  • Paul

    There’s another literary vote this month – on National Public Radio’s website in the US – for the top 100 science fiction & fantasy titles:

    http://www.npr.org/2011/08/02/138894873/vote-for-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-titles

  • Keith Ross Leckie

    I think “Coppermine” (Penguin Group) is a great contender for the Giller in that it captures so much of the Canadian experience. It takes us from the Trenches of Europe in 1915 to boom town Edmonton to the Arctic Ocean for an intense murder investigation, arrest and trial, a classic forbidden love story and betrayal, and finally a fascinating climax that is the most essentially Canadian ending imaginable, all based on an absolutely true story.
    It’s true I wrote this book, but don’t hold that against me. Roy Macgregor called it “Magnificent” and Joseph Boyden called it a “fantastic read”, so read a few pages and see what you think.
    Keith Ross Leckie

  • Susan Maddocks

    I would like to nominate Coppermine by Keith Ross Leckie for this year’s Giller Prize. This novel embodies the true Canadian spirit of fairness, justice, and understanding. The story is well written and an excellent read full of mystery, and adventure. The book gives us a close look at the Copper Inuit – their beliefs, their way of living in the early part of the 20th century, and their values. The novel is enhanced by the fact that it is based on a true story that took place in the far north with the trial set in Edmonton. I have not met one person who did not like the book and that I think is the best reason for it being included in this year’s Giller Prize.

    Susan

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