Five formidable Canadian novels have been named to the 2026 Giller Prize shortlist. Representing five publishing imprints, ...

Cordelia Strube's novel, At Sea in a Sieve, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. CORDELIA STRUBE is the author of ...

October 6, 2025 (Toronto, ON) – Five remarkable Canadian writers have been named to the 2025 Giller Prize Shortlist. Representing the boldness, inventiveness, and transformational power of Canadian ...

Colin McAdam's novel, Daphnis and Chloe, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. COLIN MCADAM is an internationally ...

Lisa Robertson's novel, Riverwork, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. LISA ROBERTSON is a Canadian poet, essayist, and novelist who lives in France. Born in Toronto in 1961, she was a long ...

Patmeena Sabit's novel, Good People, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. PATMEENA SABIT was born in Kabul a few years after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. When she was a month old, her ...

Wayne Johnston's novel, The Novice of Holloway Hall, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. WAYNE JOHNSTON was born and raised in Goulds, Newfoundland. His #1 nationally bestselling novels ...

Mai Nguyen's novel, Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. MAI NGUYEN is a Vietnamese Canadian author whose debut novel, Sunshine Nails, was longlisted for ...

Nicholas Herring's novel, Your Breath in Charcoal, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. NICHOLAS HERRING’S head-spinning debut novel, Some Hellish, won the prestigious Atwood Gibson Writers’ ...

Patrick deWitt's novel, Dodge City, has been longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. PATRICK DEWITT is the author of the novels ...

The 2026 Giller Prize shortlist was announced on Monday, October 5, 2026. The five titles were chosen from a longlist of 14 books announced on September 8, 2026.