Due to technical issues, the Book Awards Announcement planned for this evening has been temporarily postponed. We will be announcing a new release date shortly. Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.
SBA would like to clarify who is shortlisted for Honouring the Buffalo by Ray Lavallee and Judith Silverthorne, illustrated by Mike Keepness. Ray Lavallee is shortlisted for the Aboriginal Peoples' Writing Award, whileboth Ray Lavallee and Judith Silverthorne are shortlisted for the Children's Literature Award, and Your Nickel's Worth Publishing is shortlisted for the Aboriginal Peoples' Publishing Award. The shortlist now reflects these distinctions. Please contact our office at 306-569-1585 if you have any questions.
Saskatchewan Book Awards is pleased to announce the 2016 Shortlist. The winners will be revealed at the 23rd Awards Ceremony on April 30, 2016. Tickets are now on sale! Congratulations to all of the shortlisted authors and publishers! Click here for a printable version.
Awards for Writers
University of Regina Book of the Year Award
Connie Gault, A Beauty (McClelland & Stewart)
Jeanette Lynes, Bedlam Cowslip (Wolsak and Wynn)
Joseph Auguste Merasty with David Carpenter, The Education of Augie Merasty (University of Regina Press)
Guy Vanderhaeghe, Daddy Lenin and Other Stories (McClelland & Stewart)
Fiction Award
Carol Daniels, Bearskin Diary (Nightwood Editions)
Connie Gault, A Beauty (McClelland & Stewart)
R.P. MacIntyre, Mahihkan Lake (Thistledown Press)
Elizabeth Philips, The Afterlife of Birds (Freehand Books)
Guy Vanderhaeghe, Daddy Lenin and Other Stories (McClelland & Stewart)
Dianne Warren, Liberty Street (HarperCollins)
University of Saskatchewan Non-Fiction Award
Raymond Blake, Lions or Jellyfish: Newfoundland-Ottawa Relations since 1957 (University of Toronto Press)
Ken Coates, #Idlenomore and the Remaking of Canada (University of Regina Press)
On February 27th, Saskatchewan Book Awards discovered that a miscommunication had occurred with the members of the jury for the Prix du livre français. Martine Noël-Maw's book Trois millions de pas had been mistakenly shortlisted instead of her book Le troisième souhait.
When we realized that this error had occurred, we conferred with the jury and decided that the most ethical approach was to restore the intended book to the shortlist. We then reached out to the author and the publisher to inform them of our error.
We apologize for the hurt and embarrassment we have caused for both the author and the publisher. Our policies for communication with our jury members will be reviewed with this unfortunate incident in mind.
Saskatchewan Book Awards is dedicated to promoting the work of Saskatchewan authors and publishers. We fully intend to continue supporting Ms. Noël-Maw and we will celebrate her work, along with the work of 30 other Saskatchewan authors and their publishers at the Awards Ceremony on April 25th.
