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(Official Press Release)

BOOK OF THE YEAR sponsor: NewsWest
Steven Michael Berzensky, The Names Leave the Stones (Coteau Books)
Frances Greenslade, A Pilgrim in Ireland (Penguin Books)
Norman Henderson, Rediscovering the Great Plains (Johns Hopkins University Press)
Arthur Slade, Tribes (HarperCollins)
Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Last Crossing (McClelland & Stewart)
Dianne Warren, A Reckless Moon (Raincoast Books)

FICTION sponsor: SaskPower
Tom Bentley, Blind Man's Drum (Thistledown Press)
Sharon Butala, Real Life: Stories (HarperCollins)
Britt Holmström, The Wrong Madonna (Cormorant Books)
Dianne Warren, A Reckless Moon (Raincoast Books)
Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Last Crossing (McClelland & Stewart)

NONFICTION sponsor: University of Saskatchewan
Doug Chisholm and Gerry Hill, Their Names Live On (Canadian Plains Research Center)
Ron Evans, Coming Home: Saskatchewan Remembered, (The Dundurn Group)
Frances Greenslade, A Pilgrim in Ireland (Penguin Books)

FIRST BOOK (Brenda Macdonald Riches Award) sponsor: Agrium
Sheri Benning, Earth After Rain (Thistledown Press)
Ron Evans, Coming Home: Saskatchewan Remembered (The Dundurn Group)
Frances Greenslade, A Pilgrim in Ireland (Penguin Books)
Norman Henderson, Rediscovering the Great Plains (Johns Hopkins University Press)
Harold Johnson, Billy Tinker (Thistledown Press)

REGINA BOOK AWARD sponsor: City of Regina
Ven Begamudré, The Phantom Queen (Coteau Books)
Gail Bowen, The Glass Coffin (McClelland & Stewart)
Frances Greenslade, A Pilgrim in Ireland (Penguin Books)
Norman Henderson, Rediscovering the Great Plains (Johns Hopkins University Press)
Britt Holmström, The Wrong Madonna (Cormorant Books)
Dianne Warren, A Reckless Moon (Raincoast Books)
Edward Willett, Spirit Singer (Earthling Press)

SASKATOON BOOK AWARD sponsor: Saskatoon Library, City of Saskatoon
Sheri Benning, Earth After Rain (Thistledown Press)
Don Kerr, Candy on the Edge (Coteau Books)
Mansel Robinson, Rock 'n Rail (Thistledown Press)
Lois Simmie, Mister Got to Go and Arnie (Raincoast Books)
Arthur Slade, Tribes (HarperCollins)
Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Last Crossing (McClelland & Stewart)

POETRY (in honour of Anne Szumigalski) sponsor: Saskatchewan Arts Board
Sheri Benning, Earth After Rain (Thistledown Press)
Brenda Schmidt, A Haunting Sun (Thistledown Press)

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE sponsor: SaskEnergy
Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet, Heartland: A Prairie Sampler (Tundra Books)
Ven Begamudré, The Phantom Queen (Coteau Books)
Patricia Miller-Schroeder, Bottlenose Dolphins (Weigl Publishers)
Candace Savage, Wizards (Greystone Books)
Arthur Slade, Tribes (HarperCollins)

SCHOLARLY WRITING sponsor: Luther College, U of R
Norman Henderson, Rediscovering the Great Plains (Johns Hopkins University Press)
Bohdan S. Kordan, Canada and the Ukrainian Question (McGill-Queen's University Press)
Howard Leeson ed., Saskatchewan Politics (Canadian Plains Research Center)
Greg Marchildon, Sid Robinson, Canoeing the Churchill (Canadian Plains Research Center)
William Stahl et al, Webs of Reality (Rutgers University Press)

PRIX DU LIVRE FRANÇAIS sponsor: Fondation fransaskoise
Gerard Ducasse, Clairs - Obscurs (Editions de la Nouvelle Plume)
Laurier Gareau ed., 50 ans de radio (Editions de la Nouvelle Plume)
Bernard Wilhelm ed., Racontez-nous votre vie! (Editions de la Nouvelle Plume)

AWARD FOR PUBLISHING sponsor: Saskatchewan Culture, Youth & Recreation
Canadian Plains Research Center, Canoeing the Churchill, Greg Marchildon and Sid Robinson
Canadian Plains Research Center, Their Names Live On, Doug Chisholm and Gerry Hill
Coteau Books, Herstory 2003:The Canadian Women's Calendar, Saskatoon Women's Calendar Collective
Dunlop Art Gallery, Little Worlds, V. Begamudré, A. Kiendl, J. Randolph
Mendel Art Gallery, Qu'Appelle: Tales of Two Valleys, D. Ring, T. Herriot, R. Stacey
Thistledown Press, The Eye in the Thicket, Seán Virgo, ed.

FIRST PEOPLES PUBLISHING sponsor: University of Saskatchewan
Gabriel Dumont Institute, The Bulrush Helps the Pond, Ken Carriere
Gabriel Dumont Institute, Drops of Brandy, L. Dorion, L. Smith, T. Bruner
Thistledown Press, Billy Tinker, Harold Johnson

PUBLISHING IN EDUCATION sponsor: U of R Bookstore
Canadian Plains Research Center, Cree Words, Arok Wolvengrey
Canadian Plains Research Center, Saskatchewan Politics, Howard Leeson ed.
Gabriel Dumont Institute, The Bulrush Helps the Pond, Ken Carriere
Gabriel Dumont Institute, Métis Legacy, L. Barkwell, L. Dorion, D. Prefontaine
Purich Publishing, Aboriginal & Treaty Rights in the Maritimes, Thomas Isaac
Saskatchewan Wetland Conservation, A Land Manager's Guide to Grassland Birds of Saskatchewan, Stephen Davis ed.