Giller Prize
The Giller Prize Foundation
One of Canada's most prestigious literary awards (named the Scotiabank Giller Prize from 2005 to 2025), presented annually to the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English, including translations.
Latest winner · 2025
- Pick a Colour · Souvankham Thammavongsa
Next · November 16, 2026
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2026
- Shortlisted
- Good PeopleShortlisted
Patmeena Sabit
- The Small OnesShortlisted
Nazanine Hozar
- Wild People QuietShortlisted
Tara Gereaux
- Your Breath in CharcoalShortlisted
Nicholas Herring
- Longlisted
- Cleo Dang Would Rather Be DeadLonglisted
Mai Nguyen
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- RiverworkLonglisted
Lisa Robertson
- The Golden BoyLonglisted
Patricia Finn
- Longlisted
- The Unravelling of OuLonglisted
Hollay Ghadery
- The Winter WitchLonglisted
Jennifer Chevalier
2025
- Won
- The Life Cycle of the Common OctopusShortlisted
Emma Knight
- Shortlisted
- The Tiger and the CosmonautShortlisted
Eddy Boudel Tan
- Shortlisted
- An Astonishment of StarsLonglisted
Kirti Bhadresa
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
Still
Joanna Cockerline
- Sugaring OffLonglisted
Fanny Britt
- The Road Between UsLonglisted
Bindu Suresh
- The Sideways Life of Denny VossLonglisted
Holly Kennedy
- We, the KindlingLonglisted
Otoniya J. Okot Bitek
- Wild LifeLonglisted
Amanda Leduc
- Longlisted
2024
- Won
- CuriositiesShortlisted
Anne Fleming
- Peacocks of InstagramShortlisted
Deepa Rajagopalan
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Longlisted
- Bad LandLonglisted
Corinna Chong
- Death by a Thousand CutsLonglisted
Shashi Bhat
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- The Cure for DrowningLonglisted
Loghan Paylor
- Longlisted
2023
- Won
- Shortlisted
All the Colour in the World
C. S. Richardson
- Shortlisted
- The Double Life of Benson YuShortlisted
Kevin Chong
- Shortlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
The Clarion
Nina Dunic
- The Rooftop GardenLonglisted
Menaka Raman-Wilms
- Wait Softly BrotherLonglisted
Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer
- We Have Never Lived on EarthLonglisted
Kasia Van Schaik
- We Meant WellLonglisted
Erum Shazia Hasan
2022
- Won
- If an Egyptian Cannot Speak EnglishShortlisted
Noor Naga
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- We Measure the Earth With Our BodiesShortlisted
Tsering Yangzom Lama
- A Minor ChorusLonglisted
Billy-Ray Belcourt
- All the Quiet PlacesLonglisted
Brian Thomas Isaac
- Longlisted
Avenue of Champions
- HotlineLonglisted
Dimitri Nasrallah
- Longlisted
In the City of Pigs
André Forget
- Longlisted
Lucien & Olivia
André Narbonne
- Mouth to MouthLonglisted
Antoine Wilson
- Longlisted
- What We Both KnowLonglisted
Fawn Parker
2021
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
Glorious Frazzled Beings
Angélique Lalonde
- The ListenersShortlisted
Jordan Tannahill
- The Son of the HouseShortlisted
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia
- A Dream of a WomanLonglisted
Casey Plett
- AstraLonglisted
Cedar Bowers
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
Swimming Back to Trout River
Linda Rui Feng
- The Octopus Has Three HeartsLonglisted
Rachel Rose
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
We, Jane
Aimee Wall
2020
- Won
- Shortlisted
Here the Dark
- Shortlisted
- RidgerunnerShortlisted
Gil Adamson
- Shortlisted
- Longlisted
All I Ask
Eva Crocker
- Butter Honey Pig BreadLonglisted
Francesca Ekwuyasi
- Clyde FansLonglisted
Seth
- Longlisted
- Dominoes at the CrossroadsLonglisted
Kaie Kellough
- Longlisted
- Indians on VacationLonglisted
Thomas King
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
2019
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun ClubShortlisted
Megan Gail Coles
- Shortlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Frying PlantainLonglisted
Zalika Reid-Benta
- Longlisted
- Late BreakingLonglisted
K. D. Miller
- Longlisted
2018
- Won
- An Ocean of MinutesShortlisted
Thea Lim
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Songs for the Cold of HeartShortlisted
Éric Dupont
- Longlisted
- Jonny AppleseedLonglisted
Joshua Whitehead
- Our Homesick SongsLonglisted
Emma Hooper
- Longlisted
- Split ToothLonglisted
Tanya Tagaq
- Longlisted
- ZolitudeLonglisted
Paige Cooper
2017
- Won
- I Am a TruckShortlisted
Michelle Winters
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- BoundaryLonglisted
Andrée A. Michaud
- Longlisted
- Next Year, For SureLonglisted
Zoey Leigh Peterson
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
The Dark and Other Love Stories
- TumbleweedLonglisted
Josip Novakovich
- We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some NightLonglisted
Joel Thomas Hynes
2016
- Won
- Shortlisted
- The Best Kind of PeopleShortlisted
Zoe Whittall
- The Party WallShortlisted
Catherine Leroux
- Shortlisted
- Yiddish for PiratesShortlisted
Gary Barwin
- Longlisted
By Gaslight
- Longlisted
Death Valley
Susan Perly
- PillowLonglisted
Andrew Battershill
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
The Two of Us
- Longlisted
Willem De Kooning's Paintbrush
Kerry Lee Powell
2015
- Won
- ArvidaShortlisted
Samuel Archibald
- Shortlisted
- Martin JohnShortlisted
Anakana Schofield
- Shortlisted
- A BeautyLonglisted
Connie Gault
- Longlisted
All True Not a Lie in It
Alix Hawley
- Longlisted
- ConfidenceLonglisted
Russell Smith
- Longlisted
- The Winter FamilyLonglisted
Clifford Jackman
- Longlisted
2014
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- The Ever After of Ashwin RaoShortlisted
Padma Viswanathan
- Shortlisted
- American InnovationsLonglisted
Rivka Galchen
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Waiting for the ManLonglisted
Arjun Basu
- Watch How We WalkLonglisted
Jennifer LoveGrove
2013
- Cataract CityShortlisted
Craig Davidson
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- The Crooked MaidShortlisted
Dan Vyleta
- Emancipation DayLonglisted
Wayne Grady
- ExtraordinaryLonglisted
David Gilmour
- Longlisted
- How to Get Along With WomenLonglisted
Elisabeth de Mariaffi
- Longlisted
- October 1970Longlisted
Louis Hamelin
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
The Son of a Certain Woman
- Longlisted
2012
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- The Imposter BrideShortlisted
Nancy Richler
- Shortlisted
Whirl Away
- 419Longlisted
Will Ferguson
- Dr. Brinkley's TowerLonglisted
Robert Hough
- Everybody Has EverythingLonglisted
Katrina Onstad
- My Life Among the ApesLonglisted
Cary Fagan
- One Good HustleLonglisted
Billie Livingston
- Our Daily BreadLonglisted
Lauren B. Davis
- Longlisted
- YLonglisted
Marjorie Celona
2011
- Won
- Shortlisted
Better Living Through Plastic Explosives
Zsuzsi Gartner
- Shortlisted
The Antagonist
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
Extensions
Myrna Dey
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- SolitariaLonglisted
Genni Gunn
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
The Meagre Tarmac
Clark Blaise
- The ReturnLonglisted
Dany Laferrière
2010
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Light LiftingShortlisted
Alexander MacLeod
- Shortlisted
- This Cake Is for the PartyShortlisted
Sarah Selecky
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
Cool Water
Dianne Warren
- CuriosityLonglisted
Joan Thomas
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- The DebbaLonglisted
Avner Mandelman
- The ImperfectionistsLonglisted
Tom Rachman
2009
- Won
The Bishop's Man
- Shortlisted
- The DisappearedShortlisted
Kim Echlin
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Longlisted
- The Factory VoiceLonglisted
Jeanette Lynes
- Longlisted
The Heart Specialist
- Longlisted
The Incident Report
Martha Baillie
- The Mistress of NothingLonglisted
Kate Pullinger
- Longlisted
The Year of the Flood
- Longlisted
Valmiki's Daughter
2008
- Won
- Shortlisted
Barnacle Love
Anthony De Sa
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- The Boys in the TreesShortlisted
Mary Swan
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Red Dog, Red DogLonglisted
Patrick Lane
- The Cellist of SarajevoLonglisted
Steven Galloway
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- The Withdrawal MethodLonglisted
Pasha Malla
2007
- Won
- A Secret Between UsShortlisted
Daniel Poliquin
- Shortlisted
- EffigyShortlisted
Alissa York
- Shortlisted
- ConceitLonglisted
Mary Novik
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
Lauchlin of the Bad Heart
D. R. MacDonald
- Longlisted
October
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
The Architects Are Here
- The Book of NegroesLonglisted
Lawrence Hill
- Longlisted
The Reckoning of Boston Jim
Claire Mulligan
- Longlisted
Zero Gravity
Sharon English
2006
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Home SchoolingShortlisted
Carol Windley
- The Immaculate ConceptionShortlisted
Gaétan Soucy
- Shortlisted
The Perfect Circle
Pascale Quiviger
- Governor of the Northern ProvinceLonglisted
Randy Boyagoda
- Longlisted
Inside
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
- Longlisted
Stolen
Annette Lapointe
- Longlisted
The Custodian of Paradise
- Longlisted
The Famished Lover
- Longlisted
- The Garneau BlockLonglisted
Todd Babiak
- Longlisted
The Hour of Bad Decisions
2005
- Won
- A Wall of LightShortlisted
Edeet Ravel
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Sweetness in the BellyShortlisted
Camilla Gibb
2004
- Won
- Shortlisted
- All That MattersShortlisted
Wayson Choy
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
The Tiger Claw
Shauna Singh Baldwin
2003
- Won
- Shortlisted
Kilter: 55 Fictions
John Gould
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
2002
- Won
The Polished Hoe
- Shortlisted
Mount Appetite
Bill Gaston
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
The Navigator of New York
- Shortlisted
2001
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Stanley ParkShortlisted
Timothy Taylor
- Shortlisted
The Russlander
Sandra Birdsell
- Shortlisted
2000
- Won
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
Burridge Unbound
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
The Trade
Fred Stenson
1999
- Won
- Shortlisted
Am I Disturbing You?
Anne Hébert
- Shortlisted
- Summer GoneShortlisted
David Macfarlane
- Shortlisted
The Mark of the Angel
1998
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- The HealerShortlisted
Greg Hollingshead
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
1997
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
The Projectionist
- Shortlisted
Frequently asked questions
- Which books are on the 2026 Giller Prize shortlist?
- 5 books: “Eliza Sunshine” by Michelle Good, “Good People” by Patmeena Sabit, “The Small Ones” by Nazanine Hozar, “Wild People Quiet” by Tara Gereaux, and “Your Breath in Charcoal” by Nicholas Herring. The winner hasn't been announced yet.
- Who won the Giller Prize in 2025?
- “Pick a Colour” by Souvankham Thammavongsa won the Giller Prize in 2025.
- Who are the most recent Giller Prize winners?
- 2025: “Pick a Colour” by Souvankham Thammavongsa; 2024: “Held” by Anne Michaels; 2023: “Study for Obedience” by Sarah Bernstein; 2022: “The Sleeping Car Porter” by Suzette Mayr; 2021: “What Strange Paradise” by Omar El Akkad.
- Has anyone won the Giller Prize more than once?
- Yes - 3 authors have: M. G. Vassanji (1994, 2003); Esi Edugyan (2011, 2018); Souvankham Thammavongsa (2020, 2025).