Toronto author Anne Michaels wins Giller Prize for novel 'Held'

Canada Giller Prize - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Poet-novelist Anne Michaels has won the Giller Prize for her novel “Held,” a multi-generational examination of war and trauma.

The 100,000 Canadian dollar ($71,000) Giller prize honors the best in Canadian fiction. Past winners have included Margaret Atwood, Mordecai Richler and Alice Munro.