Award Criteria
The Award Criteria are presented here as HTML for your convenience but may have some slight differences from the official criteria which are available as a PDF file or in print form from the SBA office. In the event of a discrepancy between the HTML & PDF versions of our awards criteria, the printed version will be considered correct.
Readers's Choice Award has been discontinued (Established: 2001)
Book of the Year (Established: 1993)
First Book Award in memory of Brenda MacDonald Riches (Established: 1993)
Fiction Award (Established: 1995)
Non-Fiction Award (Established: 1994)
City of Regina Award (Established: 1993)
City of Saskatoon Award (Established: 1998)
Poetry Award in memory of Anne Szumigalski (Established: 1995)
Children's Literature/Young Adult Literature Award (Established: 1995)
Award For Publishing (Established: 1993)
First People's Publishing Award (Established: 1997)
First People's Writing Award (Established: 2009)
Publishing in Education Award (Established: 1996)
Scholarly Writing Award (Established: 1999)
Prix du Livre Français (Established: 2002)
Deadlines for receiving books:
- July 31, 2010 (titles published September 16, 2009- July 31, 2010)
- September 15, 2010 (titles published August 1 - September 15, 2010)
General Submission Guidelines (please see the attached criteria for each award)
The Call For Entries is part of our official criteria package. You may enter a book in one or more categories. Either the author or the publisher may enter a title. You may enter more than one book in each category. Publishers may enter more than one title for each award.
Each entry must include:
- four (4) copies of each title entered . If only one category is entered, add one more copy for a total of five (5) copies.
- a completed Entry Form and Author Residency Declaration
- the author's phone number, fax, e-mail and address (so nominees can be contacted)
- $25 administration fee per title times the number of categories entered
All books entered become the property of the Saskatchewan Book Awards and will be used for jurors, sponsors and promotion. The entry form, categories and criteria are available at www.bookawards.sk.ca or from the SBA office whose address is below.
Send books, cheque or money order to the Saskatchewan Book Awards.
Saskatchewan Book Awards
205B - 2314 11th Ave
Regina SK
S4P 0K1