The Scotiabank Giller Prize 2023 shortlist was released October 11. The Prize is a celebration of Canadian literary talent. The 5 titles were chosen from 145 books submitted by publishers across Canada.

There are two shortlisted works of genre interest:

• 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

The other shortlisted works are:

• Eleanor Catton for her novel Birnam Wood, published by McClelland & Stewart
• Dionne Irving for her short story collection, The Islands: Stories, published by Catapult Press
• CS Richardson for his novel All The Colour in the World, published by Knopf Canada

The shortlist 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 winner will be announced November 13.

[Based on a press release.]