If you are a Canadian publisher and interested in submitting an entry for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize, please review the highlights of the submission package below. You can download the complete submission requirements in PDF format by clicking on the Adobe PDF link.
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Submissions for the Scotiabank Giller Prize may only be sent in by publishers as outlined in the Details and Rules of the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
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The Scotiabank Giller Prize is worth $70,000 (Cdn) annually. A purse of $50,000 is awarded to the author of the best Canadian full-length novel or collection of short stories published in English. Each of the finalists will receive $5,000.
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To be eligible, a book must be a first-edition full length novel or short story collection, written by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
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Books must be published in Canada in English between October 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012 to be eligible for the 2012 Prize.
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No self-published books shall be eligible.
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The decision of the judges as to whether a book is eligible shall be binding.
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The final deadline for receipt of submissions for 2012 is August 8, 2012.
E-book Submissions
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E-book submissions are encouraged, providing the book is also published in material-bound form. Publishers are asked to provide e-books in addition to material-bound books wherever possible.
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Both formats must be submitted and published within two weeks of each other to be eligible.