Giller Prize says it will be forced to cease operations without federal funding

The Giller Prize will be forced to shut down at the end of this year without federal funding, according to the Giller Foundation. The annual $100,000 award for fiction, the richest in Canada, is in dire financial straits after its decades-long partnership with Scotiabank ended prematurely earlier this year. The Globe and Mail has learned the Giller Foundation is in the process of appealing to the federal government for funds.