Book Awards Round-up: the Canadian Big Three

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve had all the shortlist announcements from the awards that are often referred to as Canada’s Big Three: The Giller Prize, The Governor General’s Literary Awards and the Writers Trust Awards.
The Glller is a fiction only prize, and while the GG’s and the Writers Trust Awards focus on other areas of writing as well, for today’s post, we’re giving a recap of just the adult fiction nominees. See the websites of each of the awards for more information on other nominees.
Unlike last year when two authors appeared on all three short lists, this year no single book has made all three lists, however three authors have made two of the three lists.
The Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist
419: a novel (M)
by Will Ferguson
Whirl Away (M)
by Russell Wangersky
The Imposter Bride (M)
by Nancy Richler 
Ru (M)
by Kim Thúy 
Inside (M)
by Alix Ohlin
The Giller Prize winner is announced on Tuesday, October 30. You can find the Giller on line at www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/ or follow them on Twitter at @GillerPrize.

Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize


The Tinsmith (M)
by Tim Bowling 
Siege 13: stories (M)
by Tamas Dobozy
Carnival (M)
by Rawi Hage

Inside (M)
by Alix Ohlin 
The Purchase (M)
by Linda Spalding 
The Writers Trust Awards winners are announced on Wednesday, November 07. You can find the Writers Trust Awards on the web at www.writerstrust.com or follow them on Twitter at @writerstrust.  
The Governor General’s Literary Award for English Language Fiction
Siege 13: stories (M)
by Tamas Dobozy 
Dr. Brinkley’s Tower (M)
by Robert Hough
The Headmaster’s Wager (M)
by Vincent Lam 

The Juliet Stories (M)
by Carrie Snyder 
The Purchase (M)
by Linda Spalding 
The Governor General’s Literary Awards winners are announced on Tuesday, November 13.
You can find the GGs on line at http://ggbooks.canadacouncil.ca/en/ Follow the Canada Council on Twitter at @CanadaCouncil and use the hash tag #GG2012 to post/search for chat about this year’s GGs.

Source: http://www.thereader.ca/2012/10/book-awards-round-up-canadian-big-three.html