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October 5, 1995
THE GILLER PRIZE ANNOUNCED SHORTLIST
Canada's Premier Prize for Fiction Names Its Finalists
TORONTO - Today, in a morning press conference that
drew over 100 media and members of the publishing industry, The
Giller Prize announced its 1995 shortlist.
Canada's Premier Literary Prize for Fiction, The
Giller Prize awards $25,000 each year to the author of the best
Canadian novel or short story collection published in English.
Selected by the jury panel, comprised of authors
Mordecai Richler and Jane Urquhart and editor/academic David Staines,
the finalists were chosen from over 60 books submitted for consideration.
Those books were submitted by 34 publishers, from seven provinces
and every region of the country.
Jack Rabinovitch, who founded the Prize in memory
of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller, spoke briefly
at the press conference.
Then, speaking on behalf of the jury, David Staines
named the finalists. They are:
- Timothy Findley for his novel The Piano Man's Daughter,
published by HarperCollins
- Barbara Gowdy for her novel Mister Sandman, published
by Somerville House
- Leo McKay Jr. for his short story collection Like This,
published by House of Anansi
- Rohinton Mistry for his novel A Fine Balance, published
by McClelland & Stewart
- Richard B. Wright for his novel The Age of Longing, published
by HarperCollins
The finalists will be honoured and a winner will
be announced at a gala black-tie dinner and awards ceremony to be
held at Toronto's Four Season's Hotel on the evening of Tuesday,
November 7, 1995.
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