CanadaB次元官网网址檚 literati are folding up their reading glasses and breaking out their finest garb ahead of tonightB次元官网网址檚 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

One of five writers will receive the $100,000 award this evening during a televised gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto.

Among the nominees are Kim Fu, for B次元官网网址淟esser Known Monsters of the 21st CenturyB次元官网网址�; Rawi Hage, for his short story collection B次元官网网址淪tray DogsB次元官网网址�; and Tsering Yangzom Lama, nominated for her novel B次元官网网址淲e Measure the Earth with Our Bodies.B次元官网网址�

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Poet and social media phenom Rupi Kaur and actress-producer Sarah Gadon will host the festivities.

The winner will be announced at 9 p.m., with the ceremony broadcast live on CBC.