16 hours ago · The Giller Prize has parted ways with its lead sponsor Scotiabank more than a year after members of the literary community began protesting the bank's ties to an Israeli arms manufacturer.

The Giller Prize (known as the Scotiabank Giller Prize from 2005-2023 [1]) is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried competition between publishers who …

1 day ago · According to a statement issued to Canada’s Globe and Mail, the partnership between the Giller Prize (which awards $100,000 to its winner and $10,000 to each of its shortlisted authors annually) and Scotiabank (one of the largest international investors in notorious Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems Ltd) is over as of today.

17 hours ago · Maysam Abu Khreibeh, right, and Farzana Doctor pose for a portrait in Toronto in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Four of the five people arrested and charged at a protest at the 2023 Giller Prize ...

11 hours ago · When Scotiabank first joined ranks with the Giller Foundation, the prize was worth $25,000. Over the years, it swelled to $100,000 for the winner. The prize carried Scotiabank’s name from 2005 until last September, when the award reverted to its original name — a move Rabinovitch said was meant to keep the focus on “the prize and the art ...

19 hours ago · The Giller Foundation administers the Giller Prize, Canada’s most lucrative literary prize for fiction, which awards $100,000 to its winner and $10,000 to each of its shortlisted authors annually.

12 hours ago · The Giller Foundation has ended its decades-long partnership with Scotiabank following months of sustained pressure from protesters, authors and publishers who pledged to boycott Canada’s most ...

17 hours ago · In it, executive director Elana Rabinovitch says the Giller Foundation is indebted to Scotiabank for a partnership that spanned 20 years and deepened the annual prize pot to $125,000 — including ...

Sep 4, 2024 · A protestor holding a sign is escorted off the stage during the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala in Toronto. As the Giller Foundation announced Wednesday its long list of 12 nominees in contention...

1 day ago · The Giller Prize has broken ties with its decades-long lead sponsor Scotiabank, over a year after members of the literary community began protesting the bank’s ties to an Israeli arms manufacturer. In a statement on Monday, the Giller Foundation, which distributes Canada’s most lucrative fiction prize, said its relationship with Scotiabank ...