Video Archives

The Giller Master Panels

Beyond Words: The Art of Translation

August 9, 2021
Moderator: Eric Dupont
Panelists: Katia Grubisic, Peter McCambridge, Rhonda Mullins, Susan Ouriou

Canada’s Leading 2SLGBTQ+ Voices

July 12, 2021
Moderator: Kama La Mackerel
Panelists: Arielle Twist, Catherine Hernandez, Joshua Whitehead, Lorimer Shenher

Indigenous Authors Explore Identity Through Language

June 21, 2021
Moderator: Duncan McCue
Panelists: Cherie Dimaline, Drew Hayden Taylor, Waubgeshig Rice, Katherena Vermette

Asian-Canadian Writers Share Their Stories

May 31, 2021
Moderator: Ali Hassan
Panelists: Philip Huynh, Maria Qamar, Kerri Sakamoto, Yasuko Thanh

Graphic Novels Take Centre Stage

April 19, 2021
Moderator: Michael Redhill
Panelists: Johnnie Christmas, Meags Fitzgerald, Lorina Mapa, Seth

The Peril’s of Publishing While Female

March 22, 2021
Moderator: Judith Pereira
Panelists: Susan Swan, Karma Brown, Téa Mutonji

Black Writers’ Experience Publishing in Canada

February 16, 2021
Moderator: Cecil Foster
Panelists: Ian Williams, Zalika Reid-Benta, Chelene Knight, Rinaldo Walcott

The Giller Book Club

The Pull of the Stars

August 30, 2021
Interviewer: Jael Richardson
Author: Emma Donoghue

Butter Honey Pig Bread

August 16, 2021
Interviewer: Donna Bailey Nurse
Author: Francesca Ekwuyasi

Clyde Fans

July 26, 2021
Interviewer: Michael Redhill
Author: Seth

The Glass Hotel

July 5, 2021
Interviewer: Merilyn Simonds
Author: Emily St. John Mandel

Watching You Without Me

June 14, 2021
Interviewer: Ian Williams
Author: Lynn Coady

Dominoes at the Crossroads

May 24, 2021
Interviewer: David Chariandy
Author: Kaie Kellough

Here the Dark

May 10, 2021
Interviewer: Tom Rachman
Author: David Bergen

All I Ask

April 26, 2021
Interviewer: Lisa Moore
Author: Eva Crocker

Indians on Vacation

April 5, 2021
Interviewer: Rosanna Deerchild
Author: Thomas King

Consent

March 15, 2021
Interviewer: Ben McNally
Author: Annabel Lyon

Five Little Indians

March 1, 2021
Interviewer: Kamal Al-Solaylee
Author: Michelle Good

Polar Vortex

February 8, 2021
Interviewer: Claire Armitstead
Author: Shani Mootoo

Ridgerunner

January 25, 2021
Interviewer: Sarah MacLachlan
Author: Gil Adamson

How to Pronounce Knife

January 14, 2021
Interviewer: Madeleine Thien
Author: Souvankham Thammavongsa

2020 Videos

2020 Broadcast

Watch the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize broadcast on Monday, November 9, at 9 p.m. ET (11:30 AT/12 midnight NT) on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service. The livestream will begin at 9 p.m. ET on CBC Books, and a broadcast special will air on CBC Radio One and the free CBC Listen App at 9 p.m. (10 AT/10:30 NT). The evening will be hosted by Eric McCormack with a special performance by Diana Krall.

2020 Between the Pages

Hosted by Jael Richardson, Between the Pages: An Evening with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists took place on November 2, 2020. It was an hour of readings, questions and answers and took viewers inside the minds and creative lives of the writers on the 2020 shortlist.

2020 Shortlist Announcement

The 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist announcement took place on October 5, 2020, at 10 a.m. ET. The shortlist was announced by previous Prize winners Esi Edugyan, Michael Redhill, Madeleine Thien, Sean Michaels and Elizabeth Hay.