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Bergen, who won the 2005 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel “The Time In Between,� made the 2023 long list with “Away from the Dead,� published by Goose Lane Editions.

Bernstein received a nod for her second novel “Study for Obedience,� published by Knopf Canada, which also made the long list for the prestigious Booker Prize earlier this summer.

Also on the list is Kuitenbrouwer’s “Wait Softly Brother,� a novel published by Wolsak & Wynn that has been described as autobiographical fiction.

Organizers say the 12 titles were chosen from a record number of 145 book submissions made by publishers across Canada and the short list for the prize will be announced on Oct. 11.

The Scotiabank Giller Prize awards $100,000 to the author of the best ºÃÉ«tv novel, graphic novel or short story collection published in English, and $10,000 to each of the finalists.

The winner will be announced on Nov. 13 during a broadcast on CBC and the CBC Gem streaming service.

Other titles on the long list are:

-Eleanor Catton's novel "Birnam Wood," published by McClelland & Stewart;

-Kevin Chong's novel "The Double Life of Benson Yu," published by Simon & Schuster;

-Nina Dunic's novel "The Clarion," published by Invisible Publishing;

-Erum Shazia Hasan's novel "We Meant Well," published by ECW Press;

-Dionne Irving's short story collection, "The Islands: Stories," published by Catapult Press;

-Menaka Raman-Wilms' novel "The Rooftop Garden," published by Nightwood Editions;

-CS Richardson's novel "All The Colour in the World," published by Knopf Canada. (Richardson previously made the 2012 long list for his novel "The Emperor of Paris");

-Kasia Von Schaik's short story collection "We Have Never Lived on Earth," published by The University of Alberta Press;

-Deborah Willis' novel "Girlfriend on Mars," published by Hamish Hamilton.

This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published Sept. 6, 2023.