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Everyone at University of Regina Press is looking forward to celebrating our books and authors at the 2019 Saskatchewan Book Awards ceremony! This year, our titles have received a record twenty-four nominations. The short-listed candidates include eleven stellar authors, thirteen award nominations for writing, and eleven in the publishing categories! 

The shortlisted titles are: 

A Hero for the Americas, by Robert Calder: 

- Regina Public Library Book of the Year Award 
- University of Saskatchewan Non-Fiction Award 
- City of Saskatoon and Public Library Book Award 

Blackbird Song, by Randy Lundy: 

- Regina Public Library Book of the Year Award
- Rasmussen, Rasmussen and Charowsky Indigenous Peoples' Writing Award 
- Saskatchewan Arts Board Poetry Award 
- Saskatoon Public Library Indigenous Peoples' Publishing Award 

The Prairie Populist, by J.F. Conway: 

- City of Regina Book Award 
- Jennifer Welsh Scholarly Writing Award 
- SaskBooks Publishing in Education Award 

Psychedelic Revolutionaries, by P.W. Barber: 

- First Book Award 
- Jennifer Welsh Scholarly Writing Award 
- SaskBooks Publishing in Education Award 

kisiskâciwan, edited by Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber: 

- Rasmussen, Rasmussen and Charowsky Indigenous Peoples' Writing Award 
- Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport Publishing Award 
- Saskatoon Public Library Indigenous Peoples' Publishing Award 

The Ältester, by Bruce Guenther: 

- SaskBooks Publishing in Education Award 

Antigone Undone, by Will Aitken:

- Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport Publishing Award 

Women Who Dig, by Trina Moyles, photos by K.J. Dakin:

- Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport Publishing Award 

Dissident Knowledge in Higher Education, edited by Marc Spooner and James McNinch:

- SaskBooks Publishing in Education Award 

The Trans Generation, by Ann Travers:

- SaskBooks Publishing in Education Award 

For more information on the shortlist, SaskBook Award events, and the upcoming April ceremony, please visit the SBA website. 

Many congratulations to our authors, and to everyone on the shortlist!