Doris Giller
Encyclopedia
Doris Giller was a Canadian
journalist, who was best known as a literary editor
for the Montreal Gazette and the Toronto Star
.
Giller first entered journalism in 1963 as a reporter and feature writer for the Montreal Star
, eventually working her way up to positions as night editor, lifestyles editor and entertainment editor, also working as the paper's correspondent in Israel
for a time in 1972. After the Montreal Star' s demise in 1979, she joined the Gazette as book review editor, expanding and relaunching the paper's books section.
Giller and her husband Jack Rabinovitch
moved to Toronto in 1985, where Giller joined the Toronto Star as a books editor and columnist in 1988. She remained with the paper until her death in 1993 of cancer. Rabinovitch subsequently launched the Giller Prize, one of Canada's largest and most influential literary awards, in her memory.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
journalist, who was best known as a literary editor
Literary editor
A literary editor is an editor in a newspaper, magazine or similar publication who deals with aspects concerning literature and books, especially reviews. A literary editor may also help with editing books themselves, by providing services such as proof reading, copy-editing, and literary...
for the Montreal Gazette and the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
.
Giller first entered journalism in 1963 as a reporter and feature writer for the Montreal Star
Montreal Star
The Montreal Star was an English-language Canadian newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It folded in 1979 following an eight-month pressmen's strike....
, eventually working her way up to positions as night editor, lifestyles editor and entertainment editor, also working as the paper's correspondent in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
for a time in 1972. After the Montreal Star
Giller and her husband Jack Rabinovitch
Jack Rabinovitch
Jack Rabinovitch, OC, O.Ont is a Canadian philanthropist best known for founding the Giller Prize which is named after his late wife, Doris Giller, a former literary columnist for the Toronto Star....
moved to Toronto in 1985, where Giller joined the Toronto Star as a books editor and columnist in 1988. She remained with the paper until her death in 1993 of cancer. Rabinovitch subsequently launched the Giller Prize, one of Canada's largest and most influential literary awards, in her memory.