#EsiEdugyan came up in my crossword puzzle today... Highly recommend Half Blood Blues and Washington Black - both have been #GillerPrize winning books.

Read Black authors!! #BlackLiterature

CONGRATULATIONS to #SuzetteMayr! THE SLEEPING CAR PORTER, her #queer #Black & #Canadian (got my almost-5* #BookRecommendation here: https://tinyurl.com/2p8sj6hk) is the 2022 #GillerPrize winner!
#Bookstodon

@mpotter Further to this. I met Giller Prize winner Vincent Lam after a book reading in Canada (https://www.vincentlam.ca/) and he gave me advice that is on point and parallels the "Kill Your Darlings" phrase.

The funny thing is, when I met him, he gave me this advice and every time I tried to remember his helpful words, I would say, "Vincent Lam told me that if he could give me one piece of writing advice, it would be... " and then I would blank out and forget what he had said.

A teacher friend said to me, "You'll remember the advice when you need it." And she was right. It floated in a year later when I needed it. And I'm sharing it here with you now: he said to me, "don't be afraid to cut material. SAVE IT. *It could be that it's writing for your next project.*"

And he was right.

#CanLit
#GillerPrize
#Nanowrimo
#VincentLam

RT @coachhousebooks@twitter.com

Suzette Mayr has won the 2022. Scotiabank @GillerPrize@twitter.com for her novel The Sleeping Car Porter! We are so proud of her and all of the shortlisted authors 🎉🥰 #gillerprize

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/coachhousebooks/status/1589816739155824640

RT @GillerPrize@twitter.com

Congratulations to Suzette Mayr, winner of the 2022 #ScotiabankGillerPrize for her novel THE SLEEPING CAR PORTER! https://bit.ly/3UF18IX #GillerPrize

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/GillerPrize/status/1589814020437340162

Suzette Mayr is the winner of the 2022 Scotiabank #GillerPrize for the novel the Sleeping Car Porter. A big win for Mayr, who is a professor at #UCalgary. Congratulations! #BlackHistory #BlackCanadian #CanLit #Calgary #Literature https://scotiabankgillerprize.ca/suzette-mayr-is-the-winner-of-the-2022-scotiabank-giller-prize/

The Giller Prize Winner, Blue Ivy Narration, and a Brad and Oprah Team Up: This Week in Book News https://kobowritinglife.com/2020/11/13/the-giller-prize-winner-blue-ivy-narration-and-a-brad-and-oprah-team-up-this-week-in-book-news/ #LiteraryEventsAroundTheWorld #literaryroundup #literaryprizes #literarynews #GillerPrize #booknews #News #KWL

The Giller Shortlist, Pros and Cons of Virtual Events, and the Rise of Political Memoirs: This Week in Book News https://kobowritinglife.com/2020/09/11/the-giller-shortlist-pros-and-cons-of-virtual-events-and-the-rise-of-political-memoirs-this-week-in-book-news/ #LiteraryEventsAroundTheWorld #literaryroundup #Literaryevents #literaryprizes #literarynews #GillerPrize #booknews #News #KWL

Prizes, Controversy, and Book-Inspired Fashion: What’s Happening in the Literary World https://kobowritinglife.com/2020/02/07/prizes-controversy-and-book-inspired-fashion-whats-happening-in-the-literary-world/ #LiteraryEventsAroundTheWorld #KoboEmergingWriterPrize #literarynews #GillerPrize #booknews #News