Scotiabank Giller Prize organizers will usher in the return of in-person awards glamour on Monday at a televised gala.
It's the coronation many artists spend their careers striving for: taking to the stage in full dress to the applause of their peers, and accepting an award for mastery of their craft.
While other literary awards opted for a second round of remote ceremonies this fall, executive director Elana Rabinovitch says the Giller made it a priority to bring back the pageantry of the fall books season within public health constraints, dusting off the red carpet to properly fete the five finalists for the $100,000 honour.
The black-tie affair will be even more exclusive than usual as the guest list has been slashed by more than half to just shy of 200 people, down from about 450 in previous years, Rabinovitch said. "Our social muscles have atrophied," she said, recalling the atmosphere of the Giller short list announcement last month.The ballroom will be styled to evoke the intimacy of a jazz supper club, with guests seated at banquettes as they dine and enjoy performances by Measha Brueggergosman and the Ian Sinclair Quartet, said Rabinovitch.
Barry Avrich, executive producer and creative director of the Giller television show, said he expects this year's CBC broadcast, co-hosted by actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and poet Rupi Kaur,will restore the sense of occasion befitting of "the Oscars of the book world."
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