Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Scotiabank Giller Prize Important Dates and Upcoming Events

Important Dates and Upcoming Events
including a very special evening at Koerner Hall with the 2013 finalists


As the 20th anniversary Scotiabank Giller Prize jury of Margaret Atwood, Esi Edugyan and Jonathan Lethem make their way through stacks of exciting CanLit submissions ... we wanted to remind you about some important dates and special upcoming events on the Giller calendar.

Longlist announced
Monday, September 16, 2013

The 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize will be announced at a ceremony beginning at 8:30 a.m. PST / 11:30 a.m. EST, taking place on September 16th on the spectacular UBC campus, in the Great Hall of the University’s Museum of Anthropology (located here). The event will be co-hosted by UBC's Creative Writing Program and the Vancouver Writers Fest (VWF). Learn more here.
Tickets will also go on sale on this date for the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist readings at Koerner Hall, to be held on Monday, November 4th. Please see below for more information.

Behind the Curtain: An exclusive interview with the Giller Prize jury at Indigo in the Manulife Centre
Monday, October 7, 2013

Jian Ghomeshi, host of CBC Radio One's Q, will interview the three-member jury of this year's prize about the longlist, the upcoming shortlist and what's it like to read close to 150 books to make their decisions. This is the first interview a Giller Prize jury has given in the award's 20-year history.
This lively event will take place at the Indigo bookstore at the Manulife Centre, 55 Bloor St. West in Toronto.

Shortlist announced
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

The 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist presentation will begin at 11:00 a.m. EST at a special event hosted by Jian Ghomeshi in Toronto. The announcement will be available simultaneously via email press release, newswire, Scotiabank Giller Prize web site and related social media channels.

Shortlist readings at Koerner Hall
Monday, November 4, 2013

Between the Pages: An Evening with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists will take you inside the minds and creative lives of the five writers who've made it onto the 2013 shortlist. Carol Off, host of CBC Radio One's As It Happens, will gather the finalists for an insightful and lively discussion of their work, characters and themes. Special guests will present readings from the shortlisted books and beautiful music will round out an unforgettable evening of Canadian arts and culture in the setting of beautiful Koerner Hall in Toronto. Koerner Hall is located at The Royal Conservatory in the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor Street West.
The Between the Pages event will also be available simultaneously via livestream on the Scotiabank Giller Prize web site and Facebook page.

Winner announced
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

The 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner will be announced at a gala ceremony to honour the finalists on Tuesday, November 5th during a live broadcast on CBC Television at 9:00 p.m. EST. The announcement will be available simultaneously via email press release, newswire, Scotiabank Giller Prize web site and related social media channels

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