Tag: Giller Prize

Omar El Akkad reflects on his writing journey

In November 2021, Queen’s graduate Omar El Akkad took home the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel What Strange Paradise. It’s been a long journey for El Akkad, ArtSci ’05, born in Egypt and moved to Canada at sixteen. He fondly looks back on the time he spent at Queen’s—most of which he spent working...

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Giller Prize-winner Madeleine Thien visits Queen’s

Madeleine Thien is mesmerizing both on and off the page.  On Monday, a crowd of English students, professors, and the odd community member was ushered into the front atrium of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre to hear the author speak.  As the recipient of the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel...

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Giller Prize winner speaks at the Agnes

The Agnes Etherington Art Centre’s foyer is packed, and there’s a light hum of anticipation as the audience waits for author André Alexis to take his place behind the podium.  There’s a table by the door where copies of his book Fifteen Dogs, the winner of the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize, are distributed...

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Giller Prize winner comes to campus

For the past seven years, the English department has sent off graduating students with the help of a great Canadian author. This year, it’s Lynn Coady. Coady’s collection of short stories Hellgoing won the 2013 Giller Prize. Her 2011 book The Antagonist was shortlisted for the award. She is also the...

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