Madeleine Thien, author of 2016 Giller Prize winning Do Not Say We Have Nothing, has asked the prize to remove her name, image, and work, from their website in protest to their ongoing sponsorship by Scotiabank. According to a letter sent by Thien to Giller Foundation advisory council members Margaret Atwood and Daphna Rabinovitch, and intended for wider circulation among the board of directors and advisory council, Rabinovitch led Thien to believe that the prize planned to break from the bank. Thien and other past Giller winners then helped Rabinovitch raise money for the 2024 prize winners and shortlist. “I […]
