Sarah Bernstein wins the 2023 Scotiabank Giller PrizeNovember 13, 2023 (Toronto, Ontario) – Sarah Bernstein has been named the winner of the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel, Study for Obedience published by Knopf Canada, taking home $100,000 courtesy of Scotiabank. The remaining finalists, listed below, will each receive $10,000:The longlist, shortlist, and winner of the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize were selected by an esteemed five-member jury panel: Canadian authors Ian Williams (jury chair, winner of 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize), Sharon Bala and Brian Thomas Isaac, and American author Rebecca Makkai and Indian-British writer, Neel Mukherjee. About the PrizeFounded by Jack Rabinovitch in 1994, the Giller Prize is Canada’s leading and most influential literary prize for fiction. The Scotiabank Giller Prize now awards $100,000 annually to the author of the best Canadian novel, graphic novel or short story collection published in English, and $10,000 to each of the finalists. -30-For Media Enquiries Only:Daphna Rabinovitch, Scotiabank Giller PrizeDaphna@scotiabankgillerprize.caT: 416-525-3752Kelty Reid, Scotiabankkelty.reid@scotiabank.com

Source: CBC News November 14, 2023 02:57 UTC