$50,000 Giller Prize awarded to 'The Bishop's Man' author Linden MacIntyre

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by: Canadian Press
Date: 11/10/2009 10:20:00 PM ET

TORONTO -- Linden MacIntyre has won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for "The Bishop's Man."

The novel tells the story of a Roman Catholic priest who is tasked with keeping his colleagues in line and stamping out sex abuse scandals before they go public.

• Read an excerpt from "The Bishop's Man"
• Check out CTV.ca's interview with Linden MacIntyre
• Watch this interview clip with the Giller Prize winner

MacIntyre, who is best known for his work with the CBC's "The Fifth Estate," beat out Kim Echlin, Annabel Lyon, Colin McAdam and Anne Michaels to take home the $50,000 prize.

The runners-up each receive $5,000.

MacIntyre's book was selected by a panel of three judges -- Canadian Alistair MacLeod, American Russell Banks and Brit Victoria Glendinning -- who had narrowed down a field of nearly 100 books to a long list of 12 and then a short list of five.

MacIntyre said in an interview with The Canadian Press last month that he was considering giving up his broadcasting career to write novels full-time.

He's also written the novel "Long Stretch," the non-fiction book "Who Killed Ty Conn" and a memoir entitled, "Causeway: A Passage From Innocence."