The 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury announced its shortlist on Monday, October 2, 2017. The shortlist was revealed at the Scotiabank Centre in Toronto before more than 100 media and members of the publishing industry gathered for the unveiling at a special event hosted by CBC Radio’s Gill Deacon. Jury members André Alexis, Anita Rau Badami, Lynn Coady and Richard Beard were on hand to announce the 2017 finalists and read citations for each title.
The five titles were chosen from a longlist of 12 books announced in St. John’s NL on September 18, 2017. One hundred and twelve titles were submitted by 73 publisher imprints from across the country.

List:
1. Transit by Rachel Cusk
2. Minds of Winter by Ed O’Loughlin
3. Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill
4. Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson
5. I Am a Truck by Michelle Winters