Important Dates

The 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury was announced on January 24, 2022. This year’s jury includes Award-winning Canadian authors Kaie Kellough, Casey Plett (jury chair) and Waubgeshig Rice and American authors Katie Kitamura and Scott Spencer.

2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize entries (finished books or galleys, no loose pages) are to be submitted according to the following schedule:

Deadline 1: February 18, 2022
Books published between October 1, 2021, and February 28, 2022, must be received on or before February 18, 2022.

Deadline 2: April 14, 2022
Books published between March 1, 2022, and April 30, 2022, must be received on or before April 14, 2022.

Deadline 3: June 17, 2022
Books published between May 1, 2022, and June 30, 2022, must be received on or before June 17, 2022.

Deadline 4: August 12, 2022
Books published between July 1, 2022, and September 30, 2022, must be received on or before August 12, 2022.

Submissions received after the final deadline of August 12, 2022, will be deemed ineligible.

The 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist will be announced at The Rooms in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The event will be live streamed on our Facebook channel.

The 2022 shortlist will be announced at The Jack Rabinovitch Reading Room at the Toronto Reference Library. Tune in to the live announcement on our Facebook page.

We are thrilled to be resuming our Between the Pages tour for the first time since 2019.

• Ottawa – October 12, at the National Gallery
• Vancouver – October 17, at The Playhouse
• Calgary – October 19, at Studio Bell
• Winnipeg – October 25, at The WAG
• Halifax – October 27, at Halifax Public Library
• Toronto – November 3, at Koerner Hall

Stay tuned for information on how to obtain tickets.

Watch the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize broadcast on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service, where the winner will be announced.

Readers will have the opportunity to congratulate the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner during an hour-long #GillerWinner Twitter chat.