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Scotiabank Giller Prize 2016

The 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize went to Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien. 6 books made the shortlist and 12 the longlist.

Winner

  1. Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thiensource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awadsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittallsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Party Wall by Catherine Leroux, translated by Lazer Lederhendlersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Wonder by Emma Donoghuesource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Yiddish for Pirates by Gary Barwinsource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. By Gaslight by Steven Pricesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Death Valley by Susan Perlysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Pillow by Andrew Battershillsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Stranger by David Bergensource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Two of Us by Kathy Pagesource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Willem de Kooning's Paintbrush by Kerry Lee Powellsource (opens in a new tab)

About the Scotiabank Giller Prize

Winner, shortlist and full longlist for each prize year 2006-2025, from the official per-year finalists pages; each book once at its highest level.

Organization: Giller Prize Foundation. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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