TORONTO, ON - October 06, 2014 /CNW/ - Today in a morning press event at the Soho House in downtown Toronto, more than 100 media and members of the publishing industry gathered to hear the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize announce its shortlist. 

The six finalists were chosen by the award-winning, three-member jury empanelled for the 2014 prize: 
Canadian author Shauna Singh Baldwin, British novelist Justin Cartwright, and American writer Francine Prose.

This is the 21st year of the prize.

The shortlist was selected from a longlist of 12 books. One hundred and sixty-one titles were submitted by 63 publishing houses from across the country.

The jury members were present to announce the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist. The finalists are:

• David Bezmozgis for his novel The Betrayers published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Frances Itani for her novel Tell published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Sean Michaels for his novel, Us Conductors published by Random House Canada
• Heather O'Neill for her novel The Girl Who Was Saturday Night published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Miriam Toews for her novel All My Puny Sorrows published by Alfred A. Knopf Canada
• Padma Viswanathan for her novel The Ever After of Ashwin Rao published by Random House Canada

The Scotiabank Giller Prize is delighted to present a series of very special events featuring this year's shortlisted authors, taking place in Halifax on October 20^th, Toronto on November 3^rd and Vancouver on November 6^th. Between the Pages: An Evening with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists will take you inside the minds and creative lives of the writers on the 2014 shortlist. Special guests will present readings from the books and performances by local artists will round out an unforgettable evening of Canadian arts and culture. For ticket information, please visit: Scotiabank Giller Prize Events

The Scotiabank Giller Prize will air on CBC Television on Monday, Nov. 10 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) with host Jian Ghomeshi of CBC Radio's Q.

About Scotiabank

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About CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada's national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages.

A space for us all is CBC/Radio-Canada's new strategy to modernize the public broadcaster and ensure that it continues to fulfill its mandate for Canadians and for future generations. Through to 2020, it will increase its investment in prime time television programming, and continue to create radio programs of the highest quality, while promoting the development of digital and mobile platforms and content.​

Media Inquiries: 
Elana Rabinovitch 
elana@scotiabankgillerprize.ca 
T - 416 275 5418 

Diana Hart
Scotiabank Corporate Communications
diana.hart@scotiabank.com
T - 416 866 7238