Michelle Good Nominated for Giller Prize for 'Eliza Sunshine'

TORONTO - Michelle Good, a member of the Order of Canada, is one of five finalists for the Giller Prize, Canada's most prestigious fiction award. The short list was revealed on Monday, with Good nominated for her novel "Eliza Sunshine," which tells the multi-generational story of three Cree women and their storytelling traditions. Good had previously been longlisted for her 2020 book, "Five Little Indians."

The other nominees include Tara Gereaux for "Wild People Quiet," which examines the impact of a woman’s decision to conceal her Métis identity in a small prairie town during the 1940s; Nazanine Hozar for "The Small Ones," centered on children involved in a military insurgence in Iran during the early 1980s; Nicholas Herring for "Your Breath in Charcoal"; and Patmeena Sabit for "Good People."

The Giller Prize awards $100,000 to the winner and $10,000 to each finalist. A nine-member jury, composed of independent booksellers from across Canada, selected this year's short list. The Giller Prize ceremony will take place on November 16 and will be broadcast on television. This report by The Canadian Press was originally published on October 5, 2026.