SASKATCHEWAN BOOK AWARDS
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Submission Statistics

The Saskatchewan Book Awards directly benefit authors and publishers by providing an incentive to strive for excellence. In 2010, 106 titles were submitted to the awards program, representing 253 entries, 56 publishers and 89 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..

History of Entries
Year Titles
Submitted
Entries Reader's
Choice
Self-
Published
Publishers Authors
1995 44 78 24 43
1996 48 85 28 47
1997 40 80 29 40
1998 80 162 35 50
1999 81 170 10 48 60
2000 84 212 4 46 75
2001 63 125 7
2002 80 166 10 35 79
2003 71 166 10 45
2004 92 210 45 52
2005 87 221 51 54
2006 96 219 50 53
2007 79 210 63 12 42 91
2008 112 261 91 30 66 107
2009 71 181 85 6 33 66
2010 106 253 16 56 89
Category Average 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Book of the Year 37 33 34 49 26 44
Fiction Award
15 8 12 20 11 25
Non-Fiction Award 22 25 23 23 22 20
First Book Award in memory of Brenda MacDonald Riches 19 21 16 22 14 20
Young Adult and Children's Literature Award 14 14 15 13 15 15
Poetry Award in memory of Anne Szumigalski 12 11 9 19 7 13
Regina Book Award 19 16 15 18 24 24
Saskatoon Book Award
18 18 18 19 12 25
Scholarly Writing Award
9 11 12 7 8 6
Prix du livre français 6 6 7 0 6
Award for Publishing 26 32 25 27 22 26
First Peoples' Publishing Award
6 8 6 12 2 2
First Peoples' Writing 4 2 5
Publishing in Education Award
21 17 25 25 16 22
Total 219 219 210 261 181 253
Readers' Choice Award 91 85 0
Total 219 219 210 352 266 253
 

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What We Do

We celebrate and recognize excellence in writing and publishing

We offer 14 annual awards to celebrate, promote and reward Saskatchewan authors and publishers worthy of recognition.

The Saskatchewan Book Awards is the only provincially-focused book award program and a principal ambassador for Saskatchewan’s literary community, which includes more than 300 writers and 75 book publishers. Its solid reputation for celebrating artistic excellence in style is recognized nationally.

Award winners are determined through a jury process of the highest integrity, by high-calibre jurors who are recognized as leaders with significant expertise in each award.

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