2023 Craving CanLit

To celebrate Canadian authors, we’ve put together this list of fiction and graphic novels published between October 2022 and September 2023. This is the timeframe we are accepting submissions for the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize. If we’ve missed someone, please email us at info [at] scotiabankgillerprize.ca so we can add them.

Please note we do our best to keep this page up-to-date. The most accurate information including publication dates can be found on the publisher’s website.

2023 Craving CanLit

To celebrate Canadian authors, we’ve put together this list of fiction and graphic novels published between October 2022 and September 2023. This is the timeframe we are accepting submissions for the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize. If we’ve missed someone, please email us at info [at] scotiabankgillerprize.ca so we can add them.

Please note we do our best to keep this page up-to-date. The most accurate information including publication dates can be found on the publisher’s website.

The Tragedy of Eva Mott by David Adams Richards

The Tragedy of Eva Mott
David Adams Richards

OCTOBER 11, 2022
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Cocktail
Lisa Alward

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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The Almost Widow by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

The Almost Widow
Gail Anderson-Dargatz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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The Cannibal
Solomon Awa & Louise Flaherty

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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Big Shadow by Marta Balcewicz

Big Shadow
Marta Balcewicz

MAY 16, 2023
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To the Forest by Anais Barbeau-Lavalette

To the Forest
Anais Barbeau-Lavalette

JUNE 23, 2023
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Away from the Dead
Paul Bergen

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Hollow Beast by Christophe Bernard

The Hollow Beast
Christophe Bernard

AUGUST 8, 2023
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Study for Obedience
Sarah Bernstein

AUGUST 22, 2023
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Full Fadom Five by David Bourgeois

Full Fadom Five
David Bourgeois

APRIL 1, 2023
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This is the House That Luke Built by Violet Browne

This is the House That Luke Built
Violet Browne

FEBRUARY 7, 2023
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The Virgins of Venice by Gina Buonaguro

The Virgins of Venice
Gina Buonaguro

DECEMBER 13, 2023
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Possessed by Jowita Bydlowska

Possessed
Jowita Bydlowska

OCTOBER 4, 2022
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No One Knows About Us by Bridget Canning

No One Knows About Us
Bridget Canning

OCTOBER 1, 2022
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Jimmy Crack Corn
Glenn Carley

OCTOBER 11, 2022
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Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr

Hold My Girl
Charlene Carr

JANUARY 24, 2023
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Places Like These by Lauren Carter

Places Like These
Lauren Carter

APRIL 18, 2023
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Patterson House by Jane Cawthrone

Patterson House
Jane Cawthorne

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
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The Porcelain Moon by Janie Chang

The Porcelain Moon
Janie Chang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023
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Dreaming Home by Lucian Childs

Dreaming Home
Lucian Childs

JUNE 6, 2023
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The Whole Animal by Corinna Chong

The Whole Animal
Corinna Chong

APRIL 11, 2023
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The Descendants by Robert Chursinoff

The Descendants
Robert Chursinoff

NOVEMBER 19, 2022
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Asking for a Friend
Kerry Clare

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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Privacy is a Foreign Word in Supino
Maria Coletta McLean

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

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The Adversary
Michael Crummey

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
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Have Mercy on Us by Lisa Cupolo

Have Mercy on Us
Lisa Cupolo

JANUARY 24, 2023
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Power: A Robin MacFarland Mystery
Sky Curtis

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Everything You Dream is Real by Lisa De Nikolits

Everything You Dream is Real
Lisa de Nikolits

OCTOBER 18, 2022
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Mercy Gene by JD Derbyshire

Mercy Gene
JD Derbyshire

MARCH 14, 2023
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The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt

The Librarianist
Patrick deWitt

JULY 4, 2023
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Daughter
Claudia Dey

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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VenCo by Cherie Dimaline

VenCo
Cherie Dimaline

FEBRUARY 14, 2023
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Learned by Heart
Emma Donoghue

AUGUST 29, 2023
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I (Athena) by Ruth DyckFehderau

I (Athena)
Ruth DyckFehderau

APRIL 1, 2023
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And Then She Fell
Alicia Elliott

AUGUST 29, 2023
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The Observer
Marina Endicott

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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Encycclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Encyclopedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett

FEBRUARY 14, 2023
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I Only Read Murder by Ian Ferguson & Will Ferguson

I Only Read Murder
Ian Ferguson & Will Ferguson

JUNE 27, 2023
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Her Body Among Animals by Paola Ferrante

Her Body Among Animals
Paola Ferrante

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer

The Adult
Bronwyn Fischer

MAY 23, 2023
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Such a Lovely Afternoon by Patti Flather

Such a Lovely Afternoon
Patti Flather

OCTOBER 27, 2022
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The Other Ones by Jamesie Fournier

The Other Ones
Jamesie Fournier

NOVEMBER 8, 2022
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The Opportunist by Elyse Friedman

The Opportunist
Elyse Friedman

NOVEMBER 29, 2022
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In a Land Without Dogs the Cats Learn to Bark by Jonathan Garfinkel

In a Land Without Dogs, the Cats Learn to Bark
Jonathan Garfinkel

FEBRUARY 21, 2023
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Breaking and Entering by Don Gilmor

Breaking and Entering
Don Gilmor

AUGUST 15, 2023
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Twelve Stories by Emmett Grogan

Twelve Stories
Emmett Grogan

JANUARY 3, 2023
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Two for the Road by Chantel Guertin

Two for the Road
Chantel Guertin

MARCH 28, 2023
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The Full Moon Whaling Chronicles by Jason Guriel

The Full-Moon Whaling Chronicles
Jason Guriel

AUGUST 1, 2023
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The General of Tiananmen Square by Ian Hamilton

The General of Tiananmen Square
Ian Hamilton

JANUARY 2, 2023
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This Other Eden by Paul Harding

This Other Eden
Paul Harding

MARCH 7, 2023
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Strange Loops by Liz Harmer

Strange Loops
Liz Harmer

JANUARY 31, 2023
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Snow Road Station by Elizabeth Hay

Snow Road Station
Elizabeth Hay

APRIL 11, 2023
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Really Good, Actually
Monica Heisey

JANUARY 17, 2023
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Goddess by Deborah Hemming

Goddess
Deborah Hemming

FEBRUARY 14, 2023
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The Story of Us by Catherine Hernandez

The Story of Us
Catherine Hernandez

FEBRUARY 28, 2023
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Someday I'll Find You by CC Humphreys

Someday I’ll Find You
C.C. Humphreys

JUNE 6, 2023
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The Islands by Dionne Irving

The Islands
Dionne Irving

NOVEMBER 1, 2022
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The Last Chairlift by John Irving

The Last Chairlift
John Irving

OCTOBER 18, 2022
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Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin

Much Ado About Nada
Uzma Jalaluddin

DECEMBER 13, 2022
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Kukum by Michel Jean

Kukum
Michel Jean

JULY 11, 2023
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Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

Bad Cree
Jessica Johns

JANUARY 10, 2023
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