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Scotiabank and Little Free Library team up to bring great Canadian literature to book enthusiasts across the country

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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Little Free Libraries are publicly accessible, free book exchanges that individuals apply to have installed at their homes.

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  • Little Free Libraries are publicly accessible, free book exchanges that individuals apply to have installed at their homes.
  • Little Free Library refers to these areas as 'book deserts,' geographic areas with sparse access to books, such as public libraries, affordable bookstores and Little Free Libraries themselves.
  • Scotiabank has built custom Little Free Libraries and is locating them in 'book deserts' across the country.
  • Scotiabank will once again be donating thousands of copies of this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlisted novels to Little Free Library stewards across Canada.

Grist Names Nikhil Swaminathan as CEO to Advance and Expand the Nonprofit, Award-Winning Digital Media Site's Commitment to Climate and Social Justice Reporting

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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Swaminathan has been Grists interim CEO since February 2022 and will take on the permanent position, effective immediately.

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  • Swaminathan has been Grists interim CEO since February 2022 and will take on the permanent position, effective immediately.
  • Swaminathan, who has led Grists newsroom since 2018, established Grist as a leader in solutions-based climate reporting while positioning climate as a social justice issue.
  • Swaminathan led Grists environmental justice coverage before moving on to build and manage Grists distributed newsroom of nearly 30 journalists.
  • Additionally, he established Grists environmental justice and investigations desks and was instrumental in launching Grists Indigenous affairs desk.

Introducing the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
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TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2021 /CNW/ -Elana Rabinovitch, Executive Director of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, today announced the five-member jury panel for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

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  • TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2021 /CNW/ -Elana Rabinovitch, Executive Director of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, today announced the five-member jury panel for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
  • The 2021 jury members are:
    Award winning Canadian authors Megan Gail Coles, Zalika Reid-Benta (jury chair) and Joshua Whitehead, Malaysian writer and Whitbread and Commonwealth award winner, Tash Aw and American author and winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize, Joshua Ferris.
  • Frying Plantain was shortlisted for the 2020 Toronto Book Awards, the 2020 Trillium Book Award and longlisted for the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
  • For all listeners, Audible.ca has a dedicated Scotiabank Giller Prize page for easy discovery of some of Canada's most exciting literary voices.

Souvankham Thammavongsa wins the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
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TORONTO, Nov. 9, 2020 /CNW/ -Souvankham Thammavongsa is the winner of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her short story collection, How To Pronounce Knife , published by McClelland & Stewart.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 9, 2020 /CNW/ -Souvankham Thammavongsa is the winner of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her short story collection, How To Pronounce Knife , published by McClelland & Stewart.
  • "Congratulations to Souvankham Thammavongsa, the 2020 winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
  • Scotiabank has proudly stood as the title sponsor of the Scotiabank Giller Prize since 2005 and looks forward to continuing to highlight Canada's extraordinary literary talent through this partnership.
  • For Souvankham, we hope this recognition presents new opportunities and we welcome herto the Scotiabank Giller Prize family.

Five Canadian authors named to the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

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Monday, October 5, 2020
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Canadian actor Eric McCormack to host the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize, with a performance from Canadian jazz pianist and singer, Diana Krall

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  • Canadian actor Eric McCormack to host the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize, with a performance from Canadian jazz pianist and singer, Diana Krall
    TORONTO, Oct. 5, 2020 /CNW/ -Today, the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist was announced, celebrating five Canadian fiction writers and the 27th edition of the Prize.
  • CBC is pleased to announce that Canadian actor, Eric McCormack will host the Scotiabank Giller Prize broadcast on November 9, 2020, which will feature a performance by Canadian jazz pianist and singer, Diana Krall.
  • "Scotiabank is proud to continue our support of Canadian literature through the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
  • We congratulate the impressive authors named to the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist and look forward to naming the winner on November 9."

The Scotiabank Giller Prize Presents Its 2020 Longlist

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
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TORONTO, ON, Sept. 8, 2020 /CNW/ -The Scotiabank Giller Prize is pleased to announce the 2020 longlist.

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  • TORONTO, ON, Sept. 8, 2020 /CNW/ -The Scotiabank Giller Prize is pleased to announce the 2020 longlist.
  • The 14 longlisted authors of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize provide an escape, to a place where only a book can take a reader.
  • Scotiabank is proud to continue our relationship with the Prize in support of Canada's talented writers and congratulates the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist."
  • Watch the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize on Monday, November 9, at 9 p.m. (11:30 AT, 12 midnight NT) on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service.

Introducing the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury

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Monday, January 13, 2020
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TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2020 /CNW/ - Elana Rabinovitch, Executive Director of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, today announced the five-member jury panel for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

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  • TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2020 /CNW/ - Elana Rabinovitch, Executive Director of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, today announced the five-member jury panel for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
  • The Scotiabank Giller Prize requires publishers to provide digital copies of its submitted titles in addition to print books.
  • For the first time in its history, the Scotiabank Giller Prize is accepting graphic novels from Canadian publishers.
  • The Giller Prize, founded by Jack Rabinovitch in 1994, highlights the very best in Canadian fiction year after year.

And the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize goes to … Ian Williams!

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Ian Williams has been named the winner of the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel Reproduction, published by Random House Canada, taking home $100,000 courtesy of Scotiabank.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Ian Williams has been named the winner of the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel Reproduction, published by Random House Canada, taking home $100,000 courtesy of Scotiabank.
  • "Congratulations to Ian Williams for winning the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize!
  • Air Canada is the official and exclusive airline of the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
  • The Giller Prize, founded by Jack Rabinovitch in 1994, highlights the very best in Canadian fiction year after year.

Six Canadian authors named to the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

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Monday, September 30, 2019
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For more information about the Between the Pages tour, please visit: www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/between-the-pages

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  • For more information about the Between the Pages tour, please visit: www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/between-the-pages
    Air Canada is the official and exclusive airline of the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
  • The Giller Prize, founded by Jack Rabinovitch in 1994, highlights the very best in Canadian fiction year after year.
  • The Scotiabank Giller Prize now awards $100,000 annually to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English, and $10,000 to each of the finalists.
  • The award is named in honour of the late literary journalist Doris Giller by her husband Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch, who passed away in August 2017.

12 Canadian authors named to the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist

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Tuesday, September 3, 2019
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The 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala will airon Monday, November 18th,on CBCat 9 p.m., (ET) CBC Radio One at 9 p.m. (ET) and will belivestreamed at CBCBooks.ca .

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  • The 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala will airon Monday, November 18th,on CBCat 9 p.m., (ET) CBC Radio One at 9 p.m. (ET) and will belivestreamed at CBCBooks.ca .
  • The Giller Prize, founded by Jack Rabinovitch in 1994, highlights the very best in Canadian fiction year after year.
  • The Scotiabank Giller Prize now awards $100,000 annually to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English, and $10,000 to each of the finalists.
  • The award is named in honour of the late literary journalist Doris Giller by her husband Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch, who passed away in August 2017.