Canada's most generous literary prize needs a wealthy sponsor to survive. It comes with naming rights
Heather Mallick is a Toronto-based columnist covering current affairs for the Star. Follow her on Bluesky @hmallick.bsky.social
So farewell then Giller Prize. What a beautiful baby you once were.
But you're grown up now and need public help. Now that your old sponsor's gone, you say you'll need $5 million in 'stable funding' from Ottawa for three years starting now, the Globe reports. This may not be the right moment, given that the survival of high-quality publishing itself is at risk.
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