Souvankham Thammavongsa wins the 2025 Giller Prize for her debut novel
The novel was chosen by a jury composed of former Giller nominees Dionne Irving, Loghan Paylor, and Deepa Rajagopalan.
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The novel was chosen by a jury composed of former Giller nominees Dionne Irving, Loghan Paylor, and Deepa Rajagopalan.
If Thammavongsa were to win the prize, she would be the first author since Esi Edudgyan to win with back-to-back books.
For the second year in a row, the Giller is being judged by a three-person, all-Canadian jury.
Only one writer on this year's list, Emma Donoghue, has won the prize previously.