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And the Giller Prize shortlist congratulations go to:

• David Bergen for his novel The Matter with Morris (Phyllis Bruce Books/Harper Collins Publishers Ltd.)

• Alexander MacLeod for his short story collection Light Lifting (Biblioasis)

• Sarah Selecky for her short story collection This Cake is for the Party (Thomas Allen Publishers)

• Johanna Skibsrud for her novel The Sentimentalists (Gaspereau Press)

• Kathleen Winter for her novel Annabel (House of Anansi Press)

How do we all feel about this shortlist? Any surprises? Does anyone have the guts to ‘guess the giller’ this early?