Montreal authors well represented on Giller Prize long list

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Novelists Esi Edugyan and Patrick DeWitt are among the familiar names on this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize long list.
Michael Redhill, last year’s winner, announced the contenders at a ceremony Monday in St. John’s, N.L.
The prize awards $100,000 to the winner and $10,000 to the other finalists.
A short list will be announced Oct. 1 and the winner will be announced at a televised gala in Toronto on Nov. 19.
Edugyan, who is nominated this year fo