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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