TORONTO - Three former winners of the Scotiabank Giller Prize have another shot at the $50,000 literary award this year.

David Adams Richards, David Bergen and Austin Clarke -- all past Giller winners -- are among 15 writers who made the cut on a "long list" released Monday.

Bergen, who won the Giller in 2005, is in the running for "The Retreat" (McClelland & Stewart), while Clarke, who nabbed the prize in 2002, is up for "More" (Thomas Allen Publishers).

Richards, who was a Giller co-winner in 2000 with Michael Ondaatje, made the cut this time around for "The Lost Highway" (Doubleday Canada).

The long list was chosen from 95 books submitted by 38 publishers from every region of Canada. This year's jury is made up of author Margaret Atwood, Liberal MP Bob Rae and author Colm Toibin.

A shortlist will be announced on Oct. 7, with the winner to be revealed Nov. 11 at a gala dinner. This is the 15th year for the Giller, which was established in 1994 by Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch.

The others on the long list:

  • Nino Ricci, "The Origin of the Species" (Doubleday Canada).
  • Joseph Boyden, "Through Black Spruce" (Viking Canada).
  • Anthony De Sa, "Barnacle Love" (Doubleday Canada).
  • Emma Donoghue, "The Sealed Letter" (HarperCollins Canada).
  • Marina Endicott, "Good to a Fault" (Freehand Books/Broadview Press).
  • Steven Galloway, "The Cellist of Sarajevo" (Knopf Canada).
  • Rawi Hage, "Cockroach" (House of Anansi Press).
  • Kenneth J. Harvey, "Blackstrap Hawco" (Random House Canada).
  • Patrick Lane, "Red Dog, Red Dog" (McClelland & Stewart).
  • Pasha Malla, "The Withdrawal Method" (House of Anansi Press)
  • Paul Quarrington, "The Ravine" (Random House Canada).
  • Mary Swan, "The Boys in the Trees" (Henry Holt/HB Fenn).