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October 4, 1999
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 1999 shortlist. Selected
by the jury panel, comprised of authors Alberto Manguel
and Nino Ricci and bookseller Judith Mappin, the finalists
were chosen from over 70 books submitted for consideration.
Those books were submitted by 28 publishers, from eight
provinces and every region of the country.
Speaking on behalf of the jury, Nino Ricci
and Judith Mappin named the finalists. They are:
- Bonnie Burnard for her novel A Good House, A
Phyllis Bruce Book published by HarperFlamingoCanada
- Timothy Findley for his novel Pilgrim, published
by HarperFlamingoCanada
- Anne Hébert for her novel Am I disturbing
you?, published by House of Anansi Press
- Nancy Huston for her novel The Mark of the Angel,
published by McArthur & Company
- David Macfarlane for his novel Summer Gone, published
by Alfred A. Knopf Canada
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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 second year, the awards ceremony will be broadcast live
across Canada. On Wednesday, November 3, 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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