MFA in Writing Nominations for 2026 Sask Book Awards
MFA in Writing - Great Showing at 2026 Sask Book Awards Shortlist
The MFA in Writing program is well represented, with eight nominations on the 2026 Saskatchwan Book Award shortlist, including nominations for program director Jeanette Lynes, mentor Meredith Hambrock, and MFA in Writing alumni Tea Gerbeza and Tonia Laird.
Congratulations also go out to our other nominated USask colleagues, including Elizabeth Quinlan, Dwayne Brenna, and Cheryl Troupe!
MFA in Writing Nominations
Book of the Year Award
How I Bend into More - Tea Gerbeza
The Paper Birds - Jeanette Lynes
City of Saskatoon Book Award
The Paper Birds - Jeanette Lynes
Fiction Award
She's A Lamb - Meredith Hambrock
The Paper Birds - Jeanette Lynes
First Book Award
How I Bend Into More - Tea Gerbeza
Seventhblade - Tonia Laird
Poetry Book Award
How I Bend Into More - Tea Gerbeza
Check here for the full Book Awards shortlist.
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