PAST POLL RESULTS

Saskatchewan Book Awards 2005 Poll

2006 Poll - Which is Saskatchewan's Most Literary Community? Eastend (10) 6% Lumsden (3) 2% Moose Jaw (19) 12% Muenster (9) 6% Prince Albert (10) 6% Regina (47) 29% Saskatoon (45) 28% Swift Current (9) 6% Weyburn (3) 2% Yorkton (2) 1% Other view suggestions (6) Cymric, Cymric, Other, Turtleford, Plunkett, Caron 4% Total Votes: 163

Saskatchewan Book Awards 2004 Poll

What is your favourite genre of writing? Children's Literature (14) 13% Drama (2) 2% Fiction (18) 17% Non-Fiction (15) 14% Novel (14) 13% Poetry (21) 20% Scholarly (7) 7% Short Fiction (10) 9% Other (6) 6% Total Votes: 107

Saskatchewan Book Awards 2003 Poll

What is the best innovation or added feature at the Book Awards Gala over the past 10 years? (You can choose multiple answers) Audio-Visual Presentation For Nominees (9) 12% Author Photos Blown Up and Lining The Auditorium (7) 9% Luther College Shortlist Reading (1) 1% Musical Guests (8) 11% Reader's Choice Award (9) 12% Regina Shortlist Reading (6) 8% Rural Shortlist Readings in Estevan, Swift Current & La Ronge (14) 18% Saskatoon Shortlist Reading (7) 9% Tributes To Deceased Writers (4) 5% Wall-Mounted Video Screens (11) 14% Total Votes: 76

SBA 2002 Poll

Who is your favourite guest speaker from the past nine years? 1993 - Peter Gzowski (6) 17% 1994 - June Callwood (2) 6% 1995 - Pierre Berton (0) 0% 1996 - L.R. Wright (2) 6% 1997 - Richard Ford (10) 28% 1998 - Guy Vanderhaeghe (6) 17% 1999 - Bill Richardson (6) 17% 2000 - Mark Kingwell (4) 11% 2001 - Anna Porter (0) 0% Total Votes: 36

(Due to a redesign of the Freepolls.com web site, we were not able to archive the results of our 2001 poll: "Where Is Your Favourite Place To Read?". If anyone happens to have the results on their hard drive somewhere (it could happen!), feel free to send them to our webmaster. We also apologize for the broken link that happened due to this change in policy.)

Saskatchewan Book Awards 2000 Poll

What is the best Saskatchewan book of all-time?    "As For Me and My House" - Sinclair Ross (15) 20%    "The Englishman's Boy" - Guy Vanderhaeghe (11) 15%    "A Good House" - Bonnie Burnard (1) 1%    "The Perfection of Morning" - Sharon Butala (5) 7%    "Riel: A Life of Revolution" - Maggie Siggins (4) 5%    "Who Has Seen The Wind" - W.O. Mitchell (34) 45%    Other (5) "Wolf Willow" 7% Total Votes: 75