ðɪ ˈɛntɹiz ɑːɹ ðˈɛn dʒˈʌdʒd baɪ ɐ pˈænəl, wˌɪtʃ ɐnˈaʊnsᵻz ɪts wˈɪnɪŋ sᵻlˈɛkʃən ˈɜːli ɪnðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ, ænd ðə wˈɪnɪŋ nˈɑːvəl ɪz pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ ɐ kɐnˈeɪdiən ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt pˈʌblɪʃɚ.
The entries are then judged by a panel, which announces its winning selection early in the following year, and the winning novel is published by a Canadian independent publisher.