The Giller Prize
The Giller Prize annually recognizes the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English. The winning author receives $25,000 and additional marketing assistance for their book.
The prize was established by Jack Giller, in memory of his wife, literary journalist Doris Giller. He was assisted by Mordecai Richler, Alice Munro, and David Staines.
Starting in 1994, winners are selected by a jury of three people who also provide a shortlist of honorees. Jury members have included Alice Munro, Mordecai Richler, Alistair MacLeod, Charlotte Gray, Margaret Atwood, and Jane Urquhart.
Winners
Year |
Award |
Title |
Author |
2004 |
Winner | Runaway | Alice Munro |
| Shortlist | The Tiger Claw | Shauna Singh Baldwin | |
| Shortlist | All That Matters | Wayson Choy | |
| Shortlist | Beyond Measure | Pauline Holdstock | |
| Shortlist | Galveston | Paul Quarrington | |
| Shortlist | A Complicated Kindness | Miriam Toews | |
2003 |
Winner | The In-Between World of Vikram Lall | M.G. Vassanji |
| Shortlist | Oryx and Crake | Margaret Atwood | |
| Shortlist | The Island Walkers | John Bemrose | |
| Shortlist | Kilter: 55 Fictions | John Gould | |
| Shortlist | The Way the Crow Flies | Ann-Marie MacDonald | |
2002 |
Winner | Polished Hoe | Austin Clarke |
| Shortlist | Mount Appetite | Bill Gaston | |
| Shortlist | The Navigator of New York | Wayne Johnston | |
| Shortlist | Open | Lisa Moore | |
| Shortlist | Unless | Carol Shields | |
2001 |
Winner | Clara Callen | Richard B. Wright |
| Shortlist | The Russlander | Sandra Birdsell | |
| Shortlist | River Thieves | Michael Crummey | |
| Shortlist | Martin Sloane | Michael Redhill | |
| Shortlist | Stanley Park | Timothy Taylor | |
| Shortlist | The Stone Carvers | Jane Urquhart | |
2000 |
Winner | Mercy Among the Children | David Adams Richards |
| Winner | Anil's Ghost | Michael Ondaatje | |
| Shortlist | Burridge Unbound | Alan Cumyn | |
| Shortlist | A Student of Weather | Elizabeth Hay | |
| Shortlist | Monkey Beach | Eden Robinson | |
| Shortlist | The Trade | Fred Stenson | |
1999 |
Winner | A Good House | Bonnie Burnard |
| Shortlist | Pilgrim | Timothy Findley | |
| Shortlist | Am I Disturbing You | Anne Hebert | |
| Shortlist | The Mark of the Angel | Nancy Huston | |
| Shortlist | Summer Gone | David MacFarlane | |
1998 |
Winner | The Love of a Good Woman | Alice Munro |
| Shortlist | Childhood | Andre Alexis | |
| Shortlist | A Recipe for Bees | Gail Anderson-Dargatz | |
| Shortlist | The White Bone | Barbara Gowdy | |
| Shortlist | The Healer | Greg Hollingshead | |
| Shortlist | The Colony of Unrequited Dreams | Wayne Johnston | |
1997 |
Winner | Barney's Version | Mordecai Richler |
| Shortlist | The Projectionist | Michael Helm | |
| Shortlist | Cereus Blooms at Night | Sani Mootoo | |
| Shortlist | Where She Has Gone | Nino Ricci | |
| Shortlist | Larry's Party | Carol Shields | |
1996 |
Winner | Alias Grace | Margaret Atwood |
| Shortlist | The Cure for Death By Lightning | Gail Anderson-Dargatz | |
| Shortlist | Fall on Your Knees | Ann-Marie MacDonald | |
| Shortlist | Fugitive Pieces | Anne Michaels | |
| Shortlist | The Englishman's Boy | Guy Vanderhaeghe | |
1995 |
Winner | A Fine Balance | Rohinton Mistry |
| Shortlist | The Piano Man's Daughter | Timothy Findley | |
| Shortlist | Mister Sandman | Barbara Gowdy | |
| Shortlist | Like This | Leo McKay Jr. | |
| Shortlist | The Age of Longing | Richard B. Wright | |
1994 |
Winner | The Book of Secrets | M.G. Vassanji |
| Shortlist | Casino and Other Stories | Bonnie Burnard | |
| Shortlist | What You Need | Eliza Clark | |
| Shortlist | Funny Boy | Shyam Selvadurai | |
| Shortlist | The Museum of Love | Steve Weiner |
