Here is a contemporary selection of the accomplished writers and publishers of Saskatchewan, representing the diversity of the province’s literary talent. All of these writers have spent many years in Saskatchewan, though some do not currently or have not always lived here. For each of the authors and publishers, there are reviews and excerpts of their work, a short biography, and a select bibliography. For some there are audio features, interviews, and more.

joined the Order of Canada in 1998 for her work in preserving native culture. She has translated and edited many native stories, and she has written numerous books on First Nations languages and linguistics.

Bonnie Burnard

is a writer of fiction, and the winner of the Giller Prize in 1999 for her novel A Good House and the Commonwealth Best Book Award for her first book, Women of Influence.

David Carpenter

is a writer of prose, both fiction and non-fiction. His books are firmly rooted in the Prairies; he is the author of Courting Saskatchewan and Fishing in the West.

Les Éditions de la Nouvelle Plume

is a francophone publishing house operated by volunteers and based in Regina. It first appeared as Les Éditions Louis Riel in 1984, and has since produced twenty-nine titles.

John V. Hicks

has been described by Earle Birney as Canada’s most neglected poet. After twenty years as a published poet, he died in 1999 at the age of 92. He received numerous awards for his nine books of poetry, including an honorary doctorate from the University of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.

Gabriel Dumont Institute

is the winner of the Giller Prize, the Saskatchewan Book of the Year Award, the Commonwealth Best First Book Award, and the Marian Engel Award. She lived for many years in Regina lectured all over the world at writing and literary conferences.

initially concentrated on publishing titles concerned with law and First Nations peoples. They have since published titles focusing on many other topics, particularly Prairie history, culture, and geography, while broadening their focus on both law and First Nations.

Terry Jordan

published his first book, It’s a Hard Cow, in 1993 and received a nomination for the Commonwealth Prize and a Saskatchewan Book Award. Since then he has released a novel while touring Canada and the world.

Ken Mitchell

was accepted into the Order of Canada in 1999 for his achievements in literature. Since 1972, he has produced more than twenty books and more than ten plays while being a founding member of many of the literary organizations in the province and a professor of English at the University of Regina.

Maggie Siggins

is a prominent writer of non-fiction. She won the Governor General’s award for Revenge of the Land. Two of her books have been adapted for film or television.

Anne Szumigalski

was a writer with more than ten published collections of poetry, one a Governor General’s Award winner. She was a founding member of many of the literary organizations in the province, including the Saskatchewan Writers Guild and Grain magazine.

Guy Vanderhaeghe

is a winner of two Governor General’s Awards (a first in Saskatchewan) for his works of fiction, Man Descending and The Englishman’s Boy.