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October 4, 2000
THE GILLER PRIZE ANNOUNCES
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 2000 shortlist. Selected
by the jury panel, comprised of authors Margaret Atwood,
Alistair MacLeod, and Jane Urquhart, the finalists were
chosen from over 60 books submitted for consideration. Those
books were submitted by 27 publishers, from five provinces
and virtually every region of the country.
Speaking on behalf of the jury, Alistair
MacLeod and Jane Urquhart named the finalists. They are:
- David Adams Richards for his novel Mercy Among the
Children, published by Doubleday Canada
- Alan Cumyn for his novel Burridge Unbound, published
by McClelland & Stewart
- Elizabeth Hay for her novel A Student of Weather,
published by McClelland & Stewart
- Michael Ondaatje for his novel Anil's Ghost,
published by McClelland & Stewart
- Eden Robinson for her novel Monkey Beach, published
by Alfred A. Knopf Canada
- Fred Stenson for his novel The Trade, published
by Douglas & McIntyre.
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Jack Rabinovitch, who founded the Prize in
memory of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller,
also spoke at the press conference and announced that for
the third year, the awards ceremony will be broadcast live
across Canada. On Thursday, November 2, the finalists will
be honoured and a winner announced at a gala black tie dinner
and awards ceremony to be held at Toronto's Four Seasons
Hotel. Between 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. EST, the cocktail party
and the entire award proceedings will be broadcast live
on Bravo! NewStyleArtsChannel.
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