Congratulations to David Bergen On Being Named to the Shortlist for the 2010 Giller Prize!

Winnipeg’s David Bergen has been named to the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2010 Shortlist. He was named for his novel, The Matter With Morris which was featured this year at the THIN AIR Festival.

The other nominees include Alexander Winter for Light Lifting, Sarah Selecky for This Cake is for the Party, Johanna Skibsrud for The Sentimentalists, and Kathleen Winter for Annabel.

The five finalists were chosen by a jury consisting of Canadian broadcaster Michael Enright, American writer Claire Messud and UK author Ali Smith. The shortlist was chosen from a list of 98 books submitted by 38 publishing houses across Canada.

The winner of the $50,000 prize will be announced on November 9 in Toronto.

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