For those of you who are interested, here's some basic info on the New Westminster writer who is short listed for the Giller Prize. Her name is Annabel Lyon, and she is a 38 year old mother of two small children, and a creative writing instructor at UBC. Her novel, The Golden Mean, is a first-person account of Aristotle teaching the future Alexander the Great. She has published collections of short stories, but this is her debut novel. It is nominated for:
The Scotiabank Giller Prize (she'll get $5,000 for sure because she made the short list, $50,000 if she wins), winner announced November 10
The Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (worth $25,000), winner announed November 24
The Governor General's Award (worth $25,000), winner announced November 17
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