Giller Prize drops Scotiabank, loses two jurors
Two jurors – Jordan Abel and Aaron Tucker – have been quietly scrubbed from the Giller Prize website.
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Two jurors – Jordan Abel and Aaron Tucker – have been quietly scrubbed from the Giller Prize website.
Maysam Abu Khreibeh, a Palestinian writer and organizer, called the 2023 protest the "bare minimum" that could be done to push back against the ongoing conflict in Gaza
The counter-gala was organized by CanLit Responds and the activist group No Arms in the Arts.
"It’s clear that the lines between what is public and what’s private has been blurred," said Elana Rabinovitch.
"I would turn your attention back to the role of literature in situations like this, which is to interrogate hate and certitude and ideas that people are conflicted about."
With fully three-fifths of the nominations, the Giller shortlist continues the hot streak for Penguin Random House Canada.
The two other nominees for this year's prize also appear on the Giller longlist.
The campaign of intimidation has led to the Giller Foundation taking the extraordinary step of releasing a public plea for the harassment to end.