In a live broadcast, the Scotiabank Giller Prize awards included Joseph Boyden, last year's Giller Prize winner for his novel Through Black Spruce, presenting author Kim Echlin's The Disappeared.Canadian film actor Hugh "Flashpoint" Dillon presented author Colin McAdam's Fall.Actress Rachelle "Twilight" Lefevre presented author Anne Michaels' The Winter Vault.Author Wayne Johnston presented broadcaster/author Linden MacIntyre's The Bishop's Man.Broadcaster/author Paula Todd presented Annabel Lyon's The Golden Mean.The Scotiabank Giller Prize awards $50,000 annually to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English, with $5,000 to each of the finalists. The Awards are named in honour of late literary journalist Doris Giller, founded in 1994 by her husband Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch.Update: Linden MacIntyre has been named the 2009 winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel The BishopÂ’s Man, published by Random House Canada.The announcement was made live on Bravo! and BookTelevision at the black-tie dinner/award ceremony that drew nearly 500 members of the local publishing, media and arts communities...

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