The 14-title longlist has been released for the C$100,000 (about US$72,320) Giller Prize, which honors "the best Canadian novel, graphic novel or short story collection published in English." The finalists, who will be unveiled October 5, receive C$10,000 (about US$7,230) each. The winner will be named November 16. This year's longlisted titles are:
The Winter Witch by Jennifer Chevalier
Dodge City by Patrick deWitt
The Golden Boy by Patricia Finn
Wild People Quiet by Tara Gereaux
The Unravelling of Ou by Hollay Ghadery
Eliza Sunshine by Michelle Good
Your Breath in Charcoal by Nicholas Herring
The Small Ones by Nazanine Hozar
The Novice by Wayne Johnston
Daphnis and Chloe by Colin McAdam
Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Nguyen
Riverwork by Lisa Robertson
Good People by Patmeena Sabit
At Sea in a Sieve by Cordelia Strube
For the first time in prize history, the longlist was selected by a pan-Canadian jury panel of independent booksellers representing all five regions of Canada.