Submission Statistics

The Saskatchewan Book Awards directly benefit authors and publishers by providing an incentive to strive for excellence. In 2009, 70 titles were submitted to the awards program, representing 181 entries, 39 publishers and 66 authors from Saskatchewan.

These benefits to authors and publishers, in turn, benefit Saskatchewan’s literary community, by increasing the number and calibre of publications produced each year. Saskatchewan’s literary community currently includes more than 300 authors and 75 book publishers.

Saskatchewan Book Awards events now draw more than 1,000 people each year, and provide valuable media exposure for Saskatchewan authors, publishers, donors and sponsors, while increasing knowledge about Saskatchewan’s literary community.

Events also create significant opportunities for book sales by local booksellers, with sales exceeding $12,000 each year.

We list some historical data below showing the increase in the number of entries..