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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
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All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala

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.


All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Bold and bookish in electric blue, Suzette Mayr shows off her 2022 Giller Prize

 

All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Poet and co-host Rupi Kaur looked lyrical and lovely alongside fellow co-host, actor and producer Sarah Gadon

 

All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
The sharp-witted Rick Mercer with a suit to match

 

All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Literary royalty Margaret Atwood smiles for the camera

 

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All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Elana Rabinovitch, executive director of the Giller Prize, always brings the sparkle

 

All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Writer and jury member Katie Kitamura looking fun for the fall

 

All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Kim Fu, a finalist for this year’s Giller Prize, with her nominated short story collection

 

All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Legendary author John Irving having a blast with Mayor John Tory

 

All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Finalist Noor Naga showing off her nominated debut novel, If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

 

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All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Jury member Waubgeshig Rice sporting an Anishinaabe Thunderbird bolo tie

 

All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Nepal-born finalist Tsering Yangzom Lama looked striking in her traditional gown

 

All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Filmmaker Atom Egoyan hobnobs with four-time Giller nominee Rawi Hage

 

All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Jury member Casey Plett was equal parts silk and sass upon arrival

 

All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Filmmaker Clement Virgo arrives in style

 

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All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Red-carpet regulars Robert and Sylvia Mantella

 

All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Culture vulture Elamin Abdelmahmoud lit up the evening with his smile

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Erin Hershberg is a freelance writer with nearly two decades of experience in the lifestyle sector. She currently lives in downtown Toronto with her husband and two children.

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