{"id":70356,"date":"2020-10-20T14:55:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T18:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?post_type=cu_story&p=70356"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:37:19","slug":"graphic-novels-book-prizes","status":"publish","type":"cu_story","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/graphic-novels-book-prizes\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic novels are overlooked by book prizes, but that\u2019s starting to change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In the midst of a global pandemic, almost nothing is proceeding as normal. And yet, on a dim October morning, the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist announcement<\/a> went brightly, briefly and virtually streaming into homes and revealing the five books that had moved one step further towards winning Canada\u2019s largest<\/a> and arguably most prestigious literary award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In some ways, however, this business as usual was a disappointment. After all, the Giller recently changed its submission guidelines<\/a> to allow graphic novels to be submitted to the prize, and even more recently announced that a graphic novel was, indeed, included on the longlist<\/a> \u2014 Clyde Fans<\/em><\/a>, by highly acclaimed Canadian author and cartoonist Seth<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But after raking in praise<\/a> and aplomb<\/a> for featuring a graphic novel on its longlist for the first time, the Giller \u2014 like so many other book prizes \u2014 just couldn\u2019t bring itself to put Clyde Fans<\/em> on the shortlist. Business as usual, indeed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And are we really surprised?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are excited to introduce the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist. Learn more: https:\/\/t.co\/6d2zwHtoqS<\/a> #ScotiabankGillerPrize<\/a> #GillerPrize<\/a> #ScotiaLovesBooks<\/a> #CanLit<\/a> #CrazyforCanLit<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8Sa1JTE0Ju<\/a><\/p>

\u2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize (@GillerPrize) October 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n