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May 9, 1996
1996 JURY PANEL ANNOUNCED FOR THE GILLER PRIZE
Jack Rabinovitch, founder of The Giller Prize, is
pleased to announce that authors Bonnie Burnard and Carol Shields
and editor/academic David Staines will comprise the 1996 jury for
The Giller Prize. Bonnie Burnard and Carol Sheilds replace authors
Mordecai Richler and Jane urquhart, who served with David Staines,
on last year's jury in the second year of the prize.
The Giller Prize awards $25,000 annually to the author
of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in
English. The award was established in 1994 by Toronto businessman
Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife, literary journalist
Doris giller. The first Giller Prize was presented in November 1994
to author M.G. Vassanji for his novel The Book of Secrets,
published by McClelland & Stewart. Last year's award went to
Rohinton Mistry for his novel A Fine Balance, also published
by McClelland & Stewart.
This year, the shortlist is scheduled to be announced
at a press conference in Toronto on the morning of Monday, October
7, 1996. The winner will be announced at a gala black-tie dinner
and awards ceremony at Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel, to be held
on Wednesday, November 6, 1996.
New for 1996, Bravo!FACT, the funding entity
sponsored by the Bravo!Network, has approvedpartial funding for
short video profiles which will be produced to honour each author
shortlisted for The Giller Prize. The videos will be screened at
the November 6 awards ceremony and will air frequently from coast
to coast on Bravo!NewStyleArtsChannel during regular programming
after November 6.
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