Saskatchewan Foundation For the Arts Announces 

2025 Glengarry Book Award Prize Recipient

SUZY KRAUSE WINS FOR I Think We’ve Been Here Before 

REGINA — Feb. 6, 2026 — The Saskatchewan Foundation For the Arts (SFFA) has announced SUZY KRAUSE as the 2025 recipient of the Glengarry Book Award Prize for her novel I Think We’ve Been Here Before. 

About the Glengarry Book Award

Launched by SFFA in 2021, the Glengarry Book Award supports Saskatchewan’s literary culture. The annual $20,000 (CAD) prize recognizes authors with Saskatchewan roots and is Saskatchewan’s largest literary award. 

Krause’s novel has received national recognition and multiple major literary awards and has been optioned for the screen. 

Recipients are selected by an independent jury in accordance with the donor’s direction. 

The jury described Krause’s novel as “wonderfully imaginative, deeply moving and thought-provoking,” calling it “a real literary accomplishment.” 

Dedication

The 2025 Glengarry Book Award is dedicated to the memory of Claire Kramer, founding trustee and donor of the prize, who passed away earlier this year. 

Author’s Statement

“I’m so incredibly thankful to Claire Kramer for establishing this award and for showing her belief in Saskatchewan literature in such a generous and tangible way. The Glengarry is a beautiful gift to this province — not just of financial support, but of validation and encouragement. Priceless, vital things.” Suzy Krause 

Book Synopsis

I Think We’ve Been Here Before 

In October, the Jorgensen family receives two devastating pieces of news: Marlen, a father and husband, has a terminal illness, and a cosmic blast threatens humanity. As the family navigates their final months together, each member channels their energy into prophetic art, family connection and personal reckoning, grappling with the unsettling sense that this unprecedented reality feels strangely familiar. 

Jury

The jury selection followed the Donor’s direction: Canadian authors, Canadian literary publishers or organizations, and readers who represent the public or are known Canadian public figures. 

Chair: Valerie Creighton, C.M., S.O.M., is currently serving as President and CEO of the Canada Media Fund. She is an industry leader in arts, culture, and media, recognized for reenergizing some of the country’s most important organizations in the sector over a period spanning close to four decades. Valerie is a founding board member of the Saskatchewan Foundation for the Arts.

Members

• Dianne Warren, author and dramatist, Regina; inaugural Glengarry Book Award Winner (2021)
• David McLennan, senior editor, University of Regina Press
• Merrilee Rasmussen, legal expert and public reader, Saskatchewan

About the Saskatchewan Foundation For the Arts

The Saskatchewan Foundation For the Arts creates a legacy of financial support for Saskatchewan artists through the generosity of individuals, organizations and corporations. www.saskartsfoundation.com 

Contact

Contact: Gursh Barnard, fractional CEO & Chair, Board of Trustees info@saskartsfoundation.com 

Saskatchewan Foundation For the Arts Announces 2025 Endowment Award Recipients

Celebrating Excellence in Saskatchewan’s Artistic Community

REGINA — Feb. 6, 2026 — The Saskatchewan Foundation For the Arts (SFFA) has announced the recipients of its 2025 Endowment Awards, recognizing 12 Saskatchewan artists with annual awards of $5,000 each.

The awards support artists working in literary, multidisciplinary, performance, and visual arts disciplines and are administered by the SFFA Board of Trustees through dedicated endowment funds.

Recipients were selected by an independent jury of Saskatchewan arts professionals.

“The 2025 submissions reflect the diversity and vitality of Saskatchewan’s artistic community,” said Gursh Barnard, fractional CEO & Chair of the SFFA Board of Trustees. “Thanks to our generous donors, we are able to support both emerging and established artists whose work contributes to the province’s cultural legacy.”

Award recipients are presented in alphabetical order by artists’ last name.

2025 Endowment Award Recipients

CHAD COOMBS — Visual Arts Award (Shurniak Endowment Fund), Saskatoon, SK: To create a Polaroid-based art project reflecting personal recovery and transformation.

FLOYD FAVEL — Indigenous Multi-Media Language Arts Award (Dick & Jane Endowment Fund), Paynton, SK: To continue the creation of Sweet Cherry Wine, a multilingual writing and translation project with presentations in Poland and Canada.

MIGUEL FENRICH — Tony and Herb Rainbow Award (Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund), Saskatoon, SK: To finish the second draft of the contemporary coming-of-age novel 273 Days and prepare it for querying by the end of 2026.

LAIRD GOULET — Indigenous Artist Award (Cameco Endowment), Prince Albert, SK: To explore Indigenous identity, memory, and the connection to land through abstract modernist painting.

ALEXA HAINSWORTH — Prairie Folk Arts/Craft Award (Dick & Jane Endowment Fund): To construct The Interdimensional Craft Council, an immersive theatrical installation at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery (June–Sept. 2026).

TONIA LAIRD — Indigenous Literary Award (Dick & Jane Endowment Fund), Saskatoon, SK: To complete Black Dog Reign, the second book in an Indigenous supernatural dystopian young adult trilogy.

DANICA LORER — Literary Award (Colleen and Allan Bailey Memorial Endowment Fund), Saskatoon, SK: To complete and revise the short story collection Out Loud, Softly for submission to publishers in fall 2026.

MARCUS MERASTY — Multidisciplinary LGBTQ2S+ Artist Award (Dick & Jane Endowment Fund), Regina, SK: To continue research and development of the solo dance work Golden Rez Dog at La Serre – Arts Vivint’s in Montreal.

VERA SALTZMAN — Female Arts Entrepreneur Award (Dick & Jane Endowment Fund), Fort Qu’Appelle, SK: To develop bookmaking skills, create 20 hand-bound editions of Birds on the Wing and produce 10 images for a gallery exhibition.

TARA DAWN SOLHEIM — Regina Artist Award (Harry Nick Kangles Endowment Fund), Regina, SK: To develop WonderWalker Reimagined during a residency at Can Serrat International Artist Residency in Spain and present excerpts locally in 2026–27.

MAIA STARK — Visual Arts Award for Women (Jane Turnbull Evans Fund), Saskatoon, SK: To create ceramic and human-hair sculptures exploring grief, illness, and familial care.

CINDY KELLEY SUNSHINE — Indigenous Traditional Craft Award (Dick & Jane Endowment Fund), Wadena, SK: To create a couture-inspired upcycled fashion collection titled Reclaimed Spirit – Wówačhiŋȟyaŋ (Resilient Spirit).

Award-supported projects will be developed and presented throughout 2026 and 2027.

Jury

Chair: Peter Sametz: Treasurer, Orchestras Canada; Past Treasurer, Organization of Canadian Symphony Musicians; founding Treasurer, CADAC; founding member, Creative Kids Saskatchewan; former Associate Executive Director and program director, Saskatchewan Arts Board; former Saskatchewan delegate, Canadian Public Arts Funders. 

Members: 

Brian Gladwell, innovative furniture artist, North Battleford.

Cheryl L’Hirondelle, multidisciplinary media artist, Saskatoon, Métis/Cree heritage.

Cassidy McFadzean, poet and writer, Regina.

About the Saskatchewan Foundation For the Arts

The Saskatchewan Foundation For the Arts is dedicated to creating a legacy of financial support for Saskatchewan artists through the generosity of individuals, organizations, and corporations.

Contact: Gursh Barnard, fractional CEO & Chair, Board of Trustees | 306-737-8980 | info@saskartsfoundation.com