giller prize shortlist 2020
Souvankham Thammavongsa, an instructor in the English program at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus, has been chosen for the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist for her short story collection, How to Pronounce Knife. Follow the excitement of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize as it builds to the announcement of both the short and longlist, culminating with the winner announced at … Book - 2020 F BER Available in some locations. 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.” -John Doig, Executive Vice President, Retail Distribution, Scotiabank Important Dates The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist will be announced on Monday, October 5 at 10 a.m. In 2005, The Giller Prize teamed up with Scotiabank to create the Scotiabank Giller Prize – the first-ever co-sponsorship for Canada’s richest literary award for fiction. The bo
Andrea Smith, our second fellow, was nominated for a national Canadian Association of Journalists award for her Tyee work and continues to freelance for The Tyee.
Jamin Mike, our third fellow, was also nominated for a national Canadian Association of Journalists award for his work. He is now an associate publicist at the House of Anansi. (Find our interview on his experience in our newsroom here.)
“The Tyee was a great place to train as an Indigenous reporter because of the excellent mentors and editorial team,” said Mike. “I found The Tyee is committed to responsible, quality journalism, and this internship is an opportunity for young reporters to learn that.”