All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Hosts Rupi Kaur and Sarah Gadon charmed the crowd, celebrities came decked out in high fashion, and Suzette Mayr took home the $100,000 prize
By Erin Hershberg | Photography By Ryan Emberley |
By Erin Hershberg | Photography By Ryan Emberley |
The city’s literati turned out in style as the Scotiabank Giller Prize Gala returned to its pre-pandemic custom of celebrating Canada’s literary scene, not with a whimper but with a bang. More than 300 people attended the black-tie event at the Four Seasons, where novelist Suzette Mayr took home the $100,000 grand prize for her book The Sleeping Car Porter. And, while there was one clear winner, everybody shone.
Bold and bookish in electric blue, Suzette Mayr shows off her 2022 Giller Prize
Poet and co-host Rupi Kaur looked lyrical and lovely alongside fellow co-host, actor and producer Sarah Gadon
The sharp-witted Rick Mercer with a suit to match
Literary royalty Margaret Atwood smiles for the camera
Elana Rabinovitch, executive director of the Giller Prize, always brings the sparkle
Writer and jury member Katie Kitamura looking fun for the fall
Kim Fu, a finalist for this year’s Giller Prize, with her nominated short story collection
Legendary author John Irving having a blast with Mayor John Tory
Finalist Noor Naga showing off her nominated debut novel, If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
Jury member Waubgeshig Rice sporting an Anishinaabe Thunderbird bolo tie
Nepal-born finalist Tsering Yangzom Lama looked striking in her traditional gown
Filmmaker Atom Egoyan hobnobs with four-time Giller nominee Rawi Hage
Jury member Casey Plett was equal parts silk and sass upon arrival
Filmmaker Clement Virgo arrives in style
Red-carpet regulars Robert and Sylvia Mantella
Culture vulture Elamin Abdelmahmoud lit up the evening with his smile