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 Lost Kings by Tyrell Johnson

The Lost Kings
Tyrel Johnson

FEBRUARY 14, 2023
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Broken Fiction by Marlene Kadar

Broken Fiction
Marlene Kadar

MAY 16, 2023
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The Last Resort by Michael Kaufman

The Last Resort
Michael Kaufman

MAY 16, 2023
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The Dutch Orphan by Ellen Keith

The Dutch Orphan
Ellen Keith

APRIL 18, 2023
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The Russian Daughter by Sarah Klassen

The Russian Daughter
Sarah Klassen

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Landscapes by Christine Lai

Landscapes
Christine Lai

MAY 23, 2023
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On the Ravine by Vincent Lam

On the Ravine
Vincet Lam

FEBRUARY 28, 2023
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Allaigna's Song: Choracle by JM Landels

Allaigna’s Song: Chorale
JM Landels

DECEMBER 11, 2022
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Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena

Everyone Here is Lying
Shari Lapena

JULY 25, 2023
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Homebodies by Amy LeBlanc

Homebodies
Amy LeBlanc

MAY 2, 2023
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Reasonable Adults by Robin Lefler

Reasonable Adults
Robin Lefler

JUNE 6, 2023
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The Future
Catherine Leroux

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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Burr by Brooke Lockyer

Burr
Brooke Lockyer

APRIL 29, 2023
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Let it Destroy You by Harriet Alida Lye

Let it Destroy You
Harriet Alida Lye

JUNE 6, 2023
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The Forbidden Territory of a Terrifying Woman by Molly Lynch

The Forbidden Territory of a Terrifying Woman
Molly Lynch

JUNE 13, 2023
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Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Fayne
Ann-Marie MacDonald

OCTOBER 11, 2022
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Troll by Logan Macnair

Troll
Logan Macnair

APRIL 15, 2023
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All the Bears Sing by Harold Macy

All the Bears Sing
Harold Macy

NOVEMBER 5, 2022
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Have You Seen Her by Catherine McKenzie

Have You Seen Her
Catherine McKenzie

JUNE 27, 2023
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Not That Kind of Place
Michael Melgaard

AUGUST 29, 2023
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A Hostage by Charlotte Mendel

A Hostage
Charlotte Mendel

MAY 30, 2023
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Trembling River by Andree a. Michaud

Trembling River
Andrée A. Michaud

FEBRUARY 7, 2023
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Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterlig

Camp Zero
Michelle Min Sterling

APRIL 4, 2023
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Anecdotes by Kathryn Mockler

Anecdotes
Kathryn Mockler

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
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River Meets the Sea by Rachael Moorthy

River Meets the Sea
Rachael Moorthy

MAY 30, 2023
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Falling Hour by Geoffrey D. Morrison

Falling Hour
Geoffrey D. Morrison

FEBRUARY 23, 2023
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The Sum of One Man’s Pleasure
Danial Neil

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

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How to Be Alone on Boulevard Saint Laurent
Heather Nolan

Rubble of Rubles by Josip Novakovich

Rubble of Rubles
Josip Novakovich

DECEMBER 13, 2022
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Tauhou by Kotuku Titihuia Nuttall

Tauhou
Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall

APRIL 11, 2023
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The Private Apartments by Idman Nur Omar

The Private Apartments
Idman Nur Omar

MAY 2, 2023
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Uncontrolled Flight
Frances Peck

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters

APRIL 4, 2023
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Hollow Bamboo by William Ping

The Hollow Bamboo
William Ping

FEBRUARY 21, 2023
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Isolated Incident by Mariam Pirbhai

Isolated Incident
Mariam Pirbhai

SEPTEMBER 2022
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Sing, Nightingale by Marie Helene Poitras

Sing, Nightingale
Marie Hélène Poitras

FEBRUARY 2023
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The Imposters by Tom Rachman

The Imposters
Tom Rachman

FEBRUARY 2023
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The Rooftop Garden by Menaka Raman-Wilms

The Rooftop Garden
Menaka Raman Wilms

OCTOBER 15, 2022
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All the Colour in the World by CS Richardson

All the Colour in the World
CS Richardson

JANUARY 17, 2023
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I Am Claude Francois and You Are a Bathtub by Stuart Ross

I Am Claude Francois and You Are a Bathtub
Stuart Ross

OCTOBER 28, 2022
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Tucked Away by Phyllis Rudin

Tucked Away
Phyllis Rudin

JUNE 27, 2023
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The Damages by Genevieve Scott

The Damages
Genevieve Scott

JULY 25, 2023
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Not Anywhere, Just Not by Ken Sparling

Not Anywhere, Just Not
Ken Sparling

JUNE 6, 2023
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The Legend of Baraffo by Moez Surani

The Legend of Baraffo
Moez Surani

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
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Pacifique by Sarah L. Taggart

Pacifique
Sarah L. Taggart

OCTOBER 2022
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Rose Addams by Margie Taylor

Rose Addams
Margie Taylor

APRIL 15, 2023
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River Diverted by Jamie Tennant

River, Diverted
Jamie Tennant

OCTOBER 1, 2022
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Hold Your Tongue by Matthew Tétreault

Hold Your Tongue
Matthew Tétreault

MAY 1, 2023

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Wild Hope
Joan Thomas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
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In the Upper Country Kai Thomas

In the Upper Country
Kaie Thomas

JANUARY 10, 2023
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Middlemen by Scott Thornley

Middlemen
Scott Thornley

JUNE 27, 2023
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Owlish by Dorothy Tse

Owlish
Dorothy Tse

MAY 16, 2023
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Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys by Aaron Tucker

Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys
Aaron Tucker

JUNE 6, 2023
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We Have Never Lived on Earth by Kasia Van Schaik

We Have Never Lived on Earth
Kasia Van Schaik

OCTOBER 1, 2022
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Chrysalis by Anuja Varghese

Chrysalis
Anuja Varghese

MARCH 14, 2023
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Everything There Is
M.G. Vassanji

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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What Remains of Elsie Jane by Chelsea Wakelyn

What Remains of Elsie Jane
Chelsea Wakelyn

JANUARY 31, 2023
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The Fake by Zoe Whittall

The Fake
Zoe Whittall

MARCH 21, 2023
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Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality by Lindsay Wong

Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality
Lindsay Wong

FEBRUARY 21, 2023
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A Fall Afternoon in the Park by Mehri Yalfani

A Fall Afternoon in the Park
Mehri Yalfani

JUNE 27, 2023
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Bookworm by Robin Yeatman

Bookworm
Robin Yeatman

FEBRUARY 14, 2023
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