Bergen among 2023 Giller Prize finalists

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Winnipeg author David Bergen has landed on the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize long list for his latest novel Away From the Dead.

The 12-book long list was announced Wednesday morning from St. John’s, N.L., kicking off the fall literary awards season. This is Bergen’s sixth Giller Prize nomination; he won in 2005 for his novel The Time in Between.

Other nominees for this year’s prize included Eleanor Catton for her novel Birnam Wood, Deborah Willis for her novel Girlfriend on Mars and Kevin Chong for his novel The Double Life of Benson Wu.

The five-book short list will be announced on Oct. 11, with the winner revealed at a gala in Toronto on Nov. 13. the winning author receives $100,000, while each of the four finalists takes home $10,000.