TORONTO — A second author has stepped down from this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize jury over the organization’s refusal to cut ties with its lead sponsor. Indian novelist Megha Majumdar has joined Ethiopian American author Dinaw Mengestu in resigning from the panel that awards the $100,000 prize. With both international jurors having dropped out, only the three Canadian judges remain: authors Noah Richler and Kevin Chong and singer-songwriter Molly Johnson. Majumdar and Mengestu’s resignations come as a growing group of writers call on the Giller Foundation to part ways with Scotiabank because of its investment in an Israeli arms manufacturer. Signatories to the letter include Sarah Bernstein, who won last year’s prize, and Omar El Akkad, who won in 2021.

Source: Ethiopian News July 17, 2024 16:32 UTC