The shortlists for the 2010 Saskatchewan Book Awards have been announced. Winners will be revealed at a gala ceremony in Regina on Nov. 27. The nominees are:
BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD:
- David Carpenter, A Hunter’s Confession (Greystone Books)
- David Carpenter, Welcome to Canada (The Porcupine’s Quill)
- Dave Margoshes, Dimensions of an Orchard (Black Moss Press)
- Phyllis Nakonechny, Vidh: A Book of Mourning (Hagios Press)
- Alexandra Popoff, Sophia Tolstoy: A Biography (Free Press)
- Dianne Warren, Cool Water (HarperCollins Canada)
FICTION AWARD:
- Byrna Barclay, The Forest Horses (Coteau Books)
- Sandra Birdsell, Waiting for Joe (Random House Canada)
- David Carpenter, Welcome to Canada (The Porcupine’s Quill)
- Yann Martel, Beatrice & Virgil (Knopf Canada)
- Kathleen Wall, Blue Duets (Brindle and Glass)
- Dianne Warren, Cool Water (HarperCollins Canada)
NON-FICTION AWARD:
- David Carpenter, A Hunter’s Confession (Greystone Books)
- Heather Kuttai, Maternity Rolls: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Disability (Fernwood Publishing)
- Phyllis Nakonechny, Vidh: A Book of Mourning (Hagios Press)
- Alexandra Popoff, Sophia Tolstoy: A Biography (Free Press)
FIRST BOOK AWARD:
- Chris Clinton, Next Year Perhaps (Olympia Publishers)
- Amy Jo Ehman, Prairie Feast: A Writer’s Journey Home for Dinner (Coteau Books)
- Dianne Greenlay, Quintspinner: A Pirate’s Quest (iUniverse)
- Phyllis Nakonechny, Vidh: A Book of Mourning (Hagios Press)
- Bernadette Wagner, this hot place (Thistledown Press)
YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE AWARD:
- Arthur Slade, The Hunchback Assignments (HarperCollins Canada)
- Arthur Slade, The Dark Deeps: The Hunchback Assignments II (HarperCollins Canada)
- Alice Kuipers, The Worst Thing She Ever Did (HarperCollins Canada)
- Beverley Brenna, Something To Hang On To (Thistledown Press)
AWARD FOR POETRY:
- Tracy Hamon, Interruptions in Glass (Coteau Books)
- Don Kerr, The dust of just beginning (Athabasca University Press)
- Dave Margoshes, Dimensions of an Orchard (Black Moss Press)
- Andrew Stubbs, Endgames (Thistledown Press)
(For the remaining categories, go to the Saskatchewan Book Awards website)