The Scotiabank Giller Prize 2023 longlist was released September 6. The Prize is a celebration of Canadian literary talent. The 12 titles were chosen from 145 books submitted by publishers across Canada.

The longlisted works of genre interest are:

• Sarah Bernstein for her novel Study For Obedience, published by Knopf Canada
• Kevin Chong for his novel The Double Life of Benson Yu, published by Simon & Schuster
• Deborah Willis for her novel Girlfriend on Mars, published by Hamish Hamilton

The other longlisted works are:

• David Bergen for his novel Away From the Dead, published by Goose Lane Editions
• Eleanor Catton for her novel Birnam Wood, published by McClelland & Stewart
• Nina Dunic for her novel The Clarion, published by Invisible Publishing
• Erum Shazia Hasan for her novel We Meant Well, published by ECW Press
• Dionne Irving for her short story collection, The Islands: Stories, published by Catapult Press
• Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer for her novel Wait Softly Brother, published by Wolsak & Wynn
• Menaka Raman-Wilms for her novel The Rooftop Garden, published by Nightwood Editions
• CS Richardson for his novel All The Colour in the World, published by Knopf Canada
• Kasia Von Schaik for her short story collection We Have Never Lived on Earth, published by The University of Alberta Press

The longlist was selected by a panel of five judges: Canadian authors Ian Williams (jury chair, 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner), Sharon Bala, Brian Thomas Isaac, American author Rebecca Makkai and British-Indian writer Neel Mukherjee.

The shortlist will be revealed October 11. The winners will be announced November 13.

[Based on a press release.]