Giller Prize 2026

The longlist includes the books that went on to the shortlist.

• At Sea in a Sieve Cordelia Strube

  

  At Sea in a Sieve

  Cordelia Strube
• Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead Mai Nguyen

  

  Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead

  Mai Nguyen
• Daphnis and Chloe Colin McAdam

  

  Daphnis and Chloe

  Colin McAdam
• Dodge City Patrick deWitt

  

  Dodge City

  Patrick deWitt
• Eliza Sunshine Michelle Good

  

  Eliza Sunshine

  Michelle Good
• Good People Patmeena Sabit

  

  Good People

  Patmeena Sabit
• Riverwork Lisa Robertson

  

  Riverwork

  Lisa Robertson
• The Golden Boy Patricia Finn

  

  The Golden Boy

  Patricia Finn
• The Novice of Holloway Hall Wayne Johnston

  

  The Novice of Holloway Hall

  Wayne Johnston
• The Small Ones Nazanine Hozar

  

  The Small Ones

  Nazanine Hozar
• The Unravelling of Ou Hollay Ghadery

  

  The Unravelling of Ou

  Hollay Ghadery
• The Winter Witch Jennifer Chevalier

  

  The Winter Witch

  Jennifer Chevalier
• Wild People Quiet Tara Gereaux

  

  Wild People Quiet

  Tara Gereaux
• Your Breath in Charcoal Nicholas Herring

  

  Your Breath in Charcoal

  Nicholas Herring