Surprise filled in the room as the finalists were announced for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize for fiction in Toronto on Monday. Esi Edugyan, Washington Black (Patrick Crean Editions) Edugyan won the prize in 2011 — when it was still worth $50,000 — for Half-Blood Blues. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Giller Prize. While its intent is still to honour the best in Canadian fiction that year, it has also seen major changes in the last few years. The winner of the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize will be announced at a gala celebration in Toronto on Monday Nov. 19.

Source: thestar October 01, 2018 16:18 UTC