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.

Last updated on August 15, 2023

A Tidy Armageddon by BH Panhuyzen

A Tidy Armageddon
BH Panhuyzen

APRIL 25, 2023
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John and Santa; The Cowboy Shirt
John Passfield

NOVEMBER 1, 2022
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Twilight of Echelon book cover

Twilight of Echelon
Robert Pasternak

AUGUST 1, 2023

Safety in Bear Country book cover

Safety in Bear Country
Heather Paul

OCTOBER 15, 2022
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Uncontrolled Flight book cover

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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Industrial Roots book cover

Industrial Roots
Lisa Pike

APRIL 20, 2023

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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Any Other City book cover

Any Other City
Hazel Jane Plante

APRIL 18, 2023
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Sing, Nightingale by Marie Helene Poitras

Sing, Nightingale
Marie Hélène Poitras

FEBRUARY 2023
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Gull Island book cover

Gull Island
Anna Porter

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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A Grandmother Begins the Story Michelle Porter

A Grandmother Begins the Story
Michelle Porter

MAY 9, 2023
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The Imposters by Tom Rachman

The Imposters
Tom Rachman

FEBRUARY 2023
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Untethered by Ruth Rakoff

Untethered
Ruth Rakoff

AUGUST 26, 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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River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta

River Mumma
Zalika Reid-Benta

AUGUST 22, 2023
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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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Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson

Coronation Year
Jennifer Robson

APRIL 4, 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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Semi-Detached by Elizabeth Ruth

Semi-Detached
Elizabeth Ruth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The Grimmer book cover

The Grimmer
Naben Ruthnum

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Lover by Rebecca Sacks

The Lover
Rebecca Sacks

AUGUST 1, 2023
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Bad Luck Vampire by Lynsay Sands

Bad Luck Vampire
Lynsay Sands

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
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Unca Dave's Wilderness book cover

Unca Dave’s Wilderness
David Sapin

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
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Blinded by the Brass Ring by Patricia Scarlett

Blinded by the Brass Ring
Patricia Scarlett

APRIL 1, 2023
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Six Ostriches by Philipp Schott

Six Ostriches
Philipp Schott

MAY 23, 2023
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The Damages by Genevieve Scott

The Damages
Genevieve Scott

JULY 25, 2023
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Urbane book cover

Urbane
Anna Marie Sewell

JUNE 1, 2023
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Citizens of Light by Sam Shelstad

Citizens of Light
Sam Shelstad

OCTOBER 11, 2022
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Quality Time by Suzannah Showler

Quality Time
Suzanah Showler

MAY 16, 2023
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The African Samurai by Craig Shreve

The African Samurai
Craig Shreve

AUGUST 1, 2023
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Aqueous book cover

Aqueous
Jade Shyback

MAY 2, 2023
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Some Unfinished Business by Antanas Sileika

Some Unfinished Business
Antanas Sileika

FEBRUARY 25, 2023
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In the Country in the Dark book cover

In the Country in the Dark
Daryl Sneath

SEPTEMBER 1, 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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Because by Andrew Steinmetz

Because
Andrew Steinmetz

MAY 4, 2023
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The Eden Test by Adam Sternbergh

The Eden Test
Adam Sternbergh

APRIL 25, 2023
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Inescapable book cover

Inescapable
D.K. Stone

JUNE 1, 2023
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A Death at the Party by Amy Stuart

A Death at the Party
Amy Stuart

MARCH 7, 2023
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A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan

A Guide to Being Just Friends
Sophie Sullivan

JANUARY 17, 2023
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The Marigold by Andrew F Sullivan

The Marigold
Andrew F. Sullivan

APRIL 18, 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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Dog on Fire book cover

Dog on Fire
Therese Svoboda

MARCH 1, 2023
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End Times by Michelle Syba

End Times
Michelle Syba

MAY 1, 2023
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Pacifique by Sarah L. Taggart

Pacifique
Sarah L. Taggart

OCTOBER 2022
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Roaming book cover

Roaming
Jillian & Mariko Tamaki

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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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

To the Bridge by Yasuko Thanh

To the Bridge
Yasuko Thanh

MAY 30, 2023
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Wild Hope book cover

Wild Hope
Joan Thomas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
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Tulpa Meea Culpa by Garry Thoomas Morse

Tulpa Mea Culpa
Gary Thomas Morse

APRIL 27, 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 book cover

Everything There Is
M.G. Vassanji

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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The Circle book cover

The Circle
Katherena Vermette

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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Catinat Boulevard book cover

Catinat Boulevard
Caroline Vu

SEPTEMBER 18, 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 Call of the Rift - Wake by Jae Waller

The Call of the Rift: Wake
Jae Waller

MAY 23, 2023
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Mudflowers by Aley Waterman

Mudflowers
Aley Waterman

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
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The Mythmakers by Keziah Weir

The Mythmakers
Keziah Weir

JUNE 13, 2023
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Avalanche book cover

Avalanche
Jessica Westhead

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
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The Book of Rain by Thomas Wharton

The Book of Rain
Thomas Wharton

MARCH 14, 2023
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To Track a Traitor by Iona Whishaw

To Track a Traitor
Iona Whishaw

APRIL 25, 2023
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Lump by Nathan Whitlock

Lump
Nathan Whitlock

JULY 18, 2023
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The Fake by Zoe Whittall

The Fake
Zoe Whittall

MARCH 21, 2023
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Sunset and Jericho by Sam Wiebe

Sunset and Jericho
Sam Wiebe

APRIL 1, 2023
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Girlfriend on Mars by Deborah Willis

Girlfriend on Mars
Deborah Willis

APRIL 15, 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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77

77° North 
TP Wood

MAY 1, 2023
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Back to the Garden by Megan Wykes

Back To The Garden
Megan Wykes

MAY 18, 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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Far Cry by Alissa York

Far Cry
Alissa York

FEBRUARY 28, 2023
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No Second Chances by Rio Youers

No Second Chances
Rio Youers

FEBRUARY 14, 2023
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