Giller Prize
From Scotiabank Giller Prize
ABOUT Giller Prize ABOUT Giller Prize PRIZE HISTORY The Giller Prize was founded in 1994 by Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller, who passed away from cancer the year before. The award recognized
- Amount
- Not stated on the funder's page
- Who can apply
- Individual artists
- Where you must live
- Not found
- Art forms
- Writing
- Application fee
- Not stated on the funder's page
- Kind
- Prize or award
- How to get it
- Open application “The system whereby publishers are requested to submit a complete list of eligible titles remains the same and the judges will continue to have the option to call-in any of these titles.”
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Eligibility
Any new imprints, created after the 2015/2016 prize eligibility period will be included in the publisher’s quota. The system whereby publishers are requested to submit a complete list of eligible titles remains the same and the judges will continue to have the option to call-in any of these titles. To be eligible, a book must be a first-edition novel, graphic novel, or short story collection, written by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada. Collections of previously published work are not eligible.
What to send
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Checked against the funder's page on September 30, 2026. Always confirm details there before you apply.
Complete: all key details were found.
Source: https://gillerprize.ca/about/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on October 15, 2026.
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