The Saskatchewan Book Awards held an online ceremony for its 2022 competition on the evening of Thursday, June 23rd. 13 Awards were presented to Saskatchewan writers and publishers in a ceremony hosted by Corner Gas star Eric Peterson, and SaskBooks is proud to recognize our members who took home awards.
2022 Saskatchewan Book Awards Winners
Thistledown Press was acknowledged with a win in the First Book Award for Only If We’re Caught by Theressa Slind.
University of Regina Press won three awards altogether: Bread & Water by dee Hobsbawn-Smith won the Non-Fiction Award; Cold Case North by Michael Nest with Deanna Reder and Eric Bell won the Publishing Award; and Mācī-Anihināpēmowin by L. Lynn Cote & Margaret R. Cote won the Publishing in Education Award.
Gabriel Dumont Institute Press was awarded the Indigenous People’s Publishing Award for 20.12 m by Arnolda Dufour Bowles.
To see the full list of winners, please visit https://bookawards.sk.ca/ All in all, SaskBooks members took home over a third of the prizes, with 5 out of the 13 awards. SaskBooks was particularly proud to be the sponsor of the Publishing in Education Award.
It might be a cliché to say “it’s an honour just to be nominated”, but that’s because it’s true! That’s why we’d also like to celebrate those SaskBooks members who were nominated for the 2022 shortlists – SaskBooks members were recognized with 28 of the 64 shortlist nominations.
2022 Saskatchewan Book Awards Nominees
First Book Award
handwringers by Sarah Mintz – Radiant Press
20.12 m: A Short Story Collection of a Live Lived as a Road Allowance Métis by Arnolda Dufour Bowes – Gabriel Dumont Institute Press
City of Regina Book Award
Wreck: A Very Anxious Memoir by Kelley Jo Burke – Radiant Press
A Natural History of Unnatural Things by Zachari Logan – Radiant Press
Indigenous Peoples Writing Award
20.12 m: A Short Story Collection of a Live Lived as a Road Allowance Métis by Arnolda Dufour Bowes – Gabriel Dumont Institute Press
Indigenous Peoples Publishing Award
Gather: On the Joy of Storytelling by Richard Van Camp – University of Regina Press
Finding Izzy by Sheryl Doherty – Wood Dragon Books
Kitotam by John McDonald – Radiant Press
Saskatoon Book Award
Bread & Water: Essays by dee Hobsbawn-Smith – University of Regina Press
Girl running by Diana Hope Tegenkamp – Thistledown Press
Fiction Award
Only If We’re Caught: Stories by Theressa Slind – Thistledown Press
Poetry Award
Girl running by Diana Hope Tegenkamp – Thistledown Press
Kitotam by John McDonald – Radiant Press
Publishing in Education
Chȃhkȃpȃs: A Naskapi Legend as told by Elder John Peastitute – University of Regina Press
Carrying the Burden of Peace: Reimagining Indigenous Masculinities Through Story by Sam McKegney – University of Regina Press
#BlackInSchool by Habiba Cooper Diallo – University of Regina Press
Publishing Award
#BlackInSchool by Habiba Cooper Diallo – University of Regina Press
handwringers by Sarah Mintz – Radiant Press
Red Obsidian: New and Selected Poems by Stephan Torre – University of Regina Press
Chȃhkȃpȃs: A Naskapi Legend as told by Elder John Peastitute – University of Regina Press
Cold Case North: The Search for James Brady and Absolom Halkett by Michael Nest with Deanna Reder and Eric Bell – University of Regina Press
Children’s Book Award
Adventures on the Circle Star Ranch by Jackie Cameron – Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
Road Allowance Kitten: Broken Promises by Wilfred Burton – Gabriel Dumont Institute Press
The 1-Dogpower Garden Team by Alison Lohans – Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
Book of the Year
Only If We’re Caught: Stories by Theressa Slind – Thistledown Press
Congratulations to all the winners and shortlist nominees of the 2022 Saskatchewan Book Awards.
