REGINA — Authors connected to the University of Regina have earned nine finalist nominations for the 33rd annual Saskatchewan Book Awards.
Across five categories, the University of Regina is represented by several authors, including:
- Ken Wilson, Walking the Bypass: Notes On Place from The Side of The Road (nominated for both the non-fiction prize and the City of Regina Book Award);
- Laurel Hall, Bloodied Bodies, Bloody Landscapes (nominated for the Indigenous Peoples' Publishing Award);
- Randy Lundy, Something for the Dark (also nominated for the Indigenous Peoples' Publishing Award);
- David Garneau, Dark Chapters: Reading the Still Lives (nominated for the Publishing Award);
- Ben Brisbois, Banana Capital: Stories, Science, and Poison at the Equator (nominated for the Publishing Award);
- Collection of Indigenous graduate researchers, Stitching Our Stories Together: Journeys Into Indigenous Social Work (nominated for the Publishing Award);
- Edited by Jennifer Brandy and Jacqui Gingras, Changing Care: Advancing Social Justice in the Health Professions (nominated for the Publishing Award);
- Marie Carter, The Light of Dawn, The History and Legacy of a Black Canadian Community (nominated for the Publishing Award);
- Elizabeth Casillas, The A Word: A Global History of the Abortion Struggle (nominated for the Publishing Award).
Marcel DeCoste, director of publications at the U of R Press, said they’re “gratified by this just recognition of the fine work done not just by our talented authors, but by the full editorial, production, and design team that helps bring those writers’ realized visions to readers.”
Donna Woloshyn, executive director of the Saskatchewan Book Awards, said the awards are about more than handing out prizes.
“We are about providing a space for Saskatchewan authors — and especially new and emerging voices — along with their publishers, to be honoured and promoted.”
Established in 1993, the Saskatchewan Book Awards is the only provincial book award program celebrating the literary community.
The awards begin May 1 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel and Conference Centre in Regina.
