Three writers each received a $10,000 Giller Mantella scholarship

Three emerging writers will each receive $10,000 through the 2026 Giller Mantella Scholarship. CBC Books reported the awards on October 30, 2026. The scholarship, launched in 2023, is for Black, Indigenous, and racialized high-school graduates who are studying creative writing and literature. Mantella Corporation co-sponsors it.

Audrey Gignac is a fourth-year student in English language and literature and concurrent education at Brock University. Sofia Cina is a first-year honours student in English literature at the University of Toronto. Sara-Marie Scale is a first-year honours student in creative and professional writing at Humber College. Two of the three are studying in Toronto, which is why this summary is filed there.

Giller Prize executive director Elana Rabinovitch said in a statement that the scholars show what happens when barriers come down. Sylvia Mantella, vice president of marketing, sponsorship, and philanthropy at Mantella Corp., said the writers will be honoured at the prize ceremony so they hear that their stories belong. That ceremony is November 16. Comedian Rick Mercer hosts. The $100,000 Giller Prize for a book of Canadian fiction is a separate award, broadcast that night on CBC.

The scholarship was planned for three years. CBC Books said it is now extended through 2027. The article names the three winners, the amount, and the schools. It does not publish the writing that earned the awards.